JPH02218324A - Sponge for washing tableware - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a hand from being harmed when a dish having a crack or a split in the peripheral part thereof is washed, by forming a thumb inserting part in one half of a sponge block, excepting the center part of the latter, and by forming two or three finger inserting part in the other half of the sponge block. CONSTITUTION:A sponge block 1 is attached to the palm of a hand while the thumb, the forefinger and the middle finger being inserted in inserting parts 3, 4, in order to wash a glass cup (g). At this time, the inner surface and bottom surface of the glass cup (g) are wiped by the two finger inserting part 4 of the sponge block 1 and also by the forward end part 6 thereof which is bent and has a sufficient length, and the outer surface of the glass cup (g) is wiped by the thumb inserting part 3 of the sponge block 1 while the peripheral edge part of the glass cup (g) being wiped simultaneously by the middle part of the sponge block 1. Further, the sponge block 1 is held being well-fitted to the palm of the hand due to the provision of the finger inserting parts 3, 4, and since, in particular the middle part of the sponge block 1 protects the hand between the thumb and the forefinger, it is possible to prevent the hand from being harmed even if the glass cup (g) is washed without noticing the presence of a crack or a split in the peripheral edge part thereof.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a dishwashing sponge particularly suitable for washing glasses.

[Prior Art] Conventional dishwashing sponges have a rectangular shape, and are used to wipe the surface of dishes by holding the sponge in the hand.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, when washing a glass, it is generally done by inserting two or three fingers such as the big finger, middle finger, and ring finger together with a sponge into the glass, but this does not cause cracks or chips on the periphery of the glass. If there is
A cut between the thumb and big finger can result in injury. Occurrence of such injuries has also been a problem when washing tableware such as those made by ceramics.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a dishwashing sponge that protects the hands of dishes even if they are washed without noticing that there are cracks or chips on the periphery of the dishes so that there is no need to worry about cuts. .

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an elongated dishwashing sponge l that can wipe both the inner and outer surfaces of tableware by sandwiching the middle part 2 of the sponge l. It has a thumb insertion part 3 on the one half side excluding the other, and a second and third finger insertion part 4 on the other flat side.
It is characterized by having the following.

[Function] There is an elongated dishwashing sponge, and the middle part 2
Used by inserting the thumb into the insertion part 3 provided on the one-half side, excluding the thumb, and inserting two fingers, the large and middle finger, or three fingers, including the ring finger, into the insertion part 4 provided on the other flat side. Therefore, both the inner and outer surfaces of the tableware (glass g in the example) can be wiped simultaneously while being sandwiched between the sponge l.

When using it, the sponge 1 is kept in a fit state in the palm of the hand by the finger insertion parts 3 and 4, and in particular, the area between the thumb and index finger is protected by the middle part 2 of the sponge 1. Even if you wash it without noticing that there are cracks or chips around the edges, this will prevent cuts from occurring.

[Example] Examples will be described below based on the accompanying drawings.

In FIGS. 1 to 3 showing the first embodiment of the dishwashing sponge according to the present invention, 1 is the dishwashing sponge of the present invention, g is a glass, and as shown in the figure, the dishwashing sponge l has a certain amount of meat. It has a vertically elongated shape with a uniform thickness. On the upper surface of the sponge l, excluding the middle part 2, there is a bulging-shaped thumb insertion part 3 and another two-finger insertion part 4.
・Body molded.

Both finger insertion portions 3.4 are closed like bags and continue to their respective tip portions 5.6, and the tip portions 5 extend beyond the tip of the thumb inserted into the thumb insertion portion 3, as shown in the figure. In particular, its tip 6 extends sufficiently longer than the tips of the large and middle fingers inserted together into the two-finger insertion section 4. Both light end portions 5.6 are chamfered to have a round shape.

The above-mentioned sponge l is attached to the tip of the hand by inserting the thumb, index finger, and middle finger into the respective insertion parts 3.4 as shown in Fig. 2, and the glass g is washed as shown in Fig. 1.

At this time, the inner surface and bottom surface of the glass g are wiped away by the two-finger insertion part 4 side of the sponge l and the bent sufficiently long tip 6, and the outer surface of the glass g is wiped away by the thumb insertion part of the sponge l. 3 side, and the peripheral edge of the glass g is also wiped off by the middle part 2 of the sponge l at the same time.

The finger insertion part 3.4 keeps the sponge I in the palm of the hand, and the intermediate part 2 of the sponge I protects the area between the thumb and index finger, so there are no cracks or chips on the periphery of the glass G. Even if you wash it without realizing it is there, you can prevent cuts from occurring.

By the way, if the ring finger is also used, the insertion part 4 should be formed for two fingers, and the tip part 5 on the thumb insertion part 3 side should be extended sufficiently long like the other one. The tip 5 can wipe down to the lower part of the outer surface of the glass g.

Although the bag-shaped finger insertion portions have been described above, in the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, each finger insertion portion 3.
, 6 are not continuous and are integrally molded with the sponge 1. This can also be used in the same way as described above.

Next, in the third embodiment shown in FIG.
A sponge l is used in which the side and the side of the other two or three finger insertion part 4 are approximately at right angles at the middle part 2.

As a result, the sponge l has a shape that follows the direction of the thumb and other fingers when the hand is spread out, and a net 7 is provided to cover the sponge l so that the finger insertion parts 3 and 4 are connected to the net 7.
It was made to be formed by Hunt 8.9 which is integrated with. This also allows the same use as described above.

Of course, the sponge of the present invention can also be used for washing other dishes.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the thumb is inserted into the insertion part provided on one half side of the vertically elongated shape excluding the middle part, and the large index finger is inserted into the insertion part provided on the other flat part side. Since this dishwashing sponge is used by inserting two fingers or three fingers (including the ring finger), it is possible to simultaneously wipe both the interior and exterior surfaces of dishes while sandwiching them between the sponges.

During use, the finger insertion part keeps the sponge in the palm of your hand, and the middle part of the sponge protects the space between your thumb and index finger, so you won't notice cracks or chips around the edges of dishes such as glasses. Even if you wash your hands without washing them, you can prevent cuts from occurring.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view showing an example of washing work using a dishwashing sponge according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the sponge being attached to the hand, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view showing an example of washing work using a sponge according to the second embodiment, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view of the sponge being attached to the hand, FIG. 6 is a plan view of the sponge, and FIG. 7 is a plan view of the sponge according to the third embodiment. In addition, in the drawing, l is a dishwashing sponge, 2 is a middle part, and 3 is a dishwashing sponge.
4 is the thumb insertion part, and 4 is the second and third finger insertion part.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An elongated dishwashing sponge (1) capable of wiping both the inner and outer surfaces of dishes, the sponge (1) having a thumb insertion part on one half side excluding the middle part (2). A dishwashing sponge characterized by having (3) and a two or three finger insertion part (4) on the other flat part side.