JPH0425024Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to chopsticks used during meals.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

In recent years, Japanese cuisine has spread around the world, and Westerners have had more opportunities to experience Japanese cuisine. At that time, Westerners also used chopsticks to eat their meals, as the forks and knives that Westerners were accustomed to using were not suitable for use as tableware for Japanese cuisine.

However, many Westerners have little experience using chopsticks, so they are distracted by the unfamiliar use of chopsticks.
There was a fear that they would not be able to fully enjoy Japanese cuisine, or that they would be worried about this and tend to avoid Japanese cuisine.

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention was devised based on the above-mentioned circumstances, and the object is to provide chopsticks that anyone can use effectively, even if they have no experience using chopsticks.

[Summary of the idea]

The outline of the chopsticks according to the present invention to achieve the above-mentioned purpose are two types: one for wearing on a thumb crown, which has a rod protruding forward and removably from the tip of a blind cylindrical cap, and the other for wearing on a finger crown, which is opposite to the thumb. A set of two chopsticks is used.

[Example of idea]

An embodiment of the chopsticks according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The top part 2 of the bell-shaped cap 1 made of synthetic resin is thick, and the top part 2 is provided with a recess 3. The base end of a rod 4 made of wood or synthetic resin is press-fitted into the head 3 so that the rod 4 stands up from the top of the head 2. These chopsticks are usually used in pairs, one of which is a thumb chopstick 5 that is large enough to hold the cap 1 on the thumb, and the other chopstick that is large enough to hold the cap 1 on the thumb. These chopsticks 6 are for the index finger (for the finger opposite the thumb) and have a size that can be worn on the opposite index finger.

The rod 4 may be a round rod or a square rod, and it is preferable for the length of the rod 4 to be somewhat shorter than conventional chopsticks. Further, each chopstick 5, 6 may be an integrally molded product in which the cap 1 and the rod 4 cannot be separated. Furthermore, it is desirable that the cap 1 has a suitable amount of elasticity so that it deforms according to the size and shape of the finger and does not easily separate from the finger. It may be of a size and shape that can be attached to the surface.

The proposed chopsticks are constructed as described above, and the cap 1 of the chopstick 5 for the thumb is attached to the thumb, the cap 1 of the chopstick 6 for the index finger is attached to the index finger, and then,
A pair of chopsticks 5, 6 by moving the thumb and index finger
is operated, and food items are held between the rods 4, 4. In this case, since the rod 4 is integrally connected to the fingertip by the cap 1, when the fingertip is moved, the rod 4 also moves in the same way as the fingertip.

Therefore, if you use the proposed chopsticks, even if you have no experience using chopsticks, you can freely manipulate the two sticks 4, 4, which correspond to conventional chopsticks, just like your fingers, and eat. can do.

In addition, the cap 1 of the chopsticks 6 for the index finger can be worn on the middle finger as well as the index finger, which increases the sense of unity between the chopsticks 6 and the index finger and middle finger during use, and improves operability. becomes.

Further, the cap 1 with the rod 4 removably protruding from the tip thereof can be used economically and hygienically by replacing only the rod 4 as appropriate.

Furthermore, since the thumb chopsticks 5 and the index finger chopsticks 6 are separate, you can choose one that fits the size of each finger.
It can be used in its best condition.

[Effects of the invention] As mentioned above, the main part of the proposed chopsticks, the rod, can be connected to the front of the fingertips by the cap, so by moving the fingertips, you can use the traditional chopsticks. As you can see, you can control the rod freely without having to consider the balance between the fingers and the rear part.

Therefore, even people who have never used chopsticks can enjoy the food to their fullest since they do not have to worry about handling chopsticks when eating meals that require the use of chopsticks, such as Japanese cuisine.

Furthermore, since the chopsticks of the present invention have a removably protruding rod at the tip of the cap, there is an advantage that only the rod can be replaced as appropriate for economical and hygienic use.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an embodiment of chopsticks according to the present invention. 1... Cap, 2... Stick, 5... Chopsticks for the thumb (chopsticks worn with a finger crown), 6... Chopsticks for the index finger (chopsticks worn with a finger crown).

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A pair of chopsticks 5 to be worn on a thumb crown and a chopstick 6 to be worn on a finger crown facing the thumb, each having a rod 4 removably protruding forward from the tip of a blind cylindrical cap 1. Chopsticks featuring