JPH0531018A - Throw-away sack for chopsticks - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To form a throw-away rest for chopsticks by providing a folding line partitioned including a part or the whole of the end portion on at least one of confronting end portions of a portion expected to serve as a rest for chopsticks in such a manner as to project toward the other end portion by a folding rule or printing. CONSTITUTION:A rest for chopsticks portion 3 which becomes easy to be cut by a perforation 2 is partitiond. The first folding line 4 is provided in such a manner as to bisect the portion 3 in the longitudinal direction and two second folding lines 5 are provided near both ends each of the first folding line 4 as folding rules in the rest for chopsticks portions 3 by press working. Accordding to the perforation 2, the rest for chopsticks portion 3 is cut off, and then folded according to the first folding line 4 and the second folding lines 5 to form a rest 7 for chopsticks. At this time, both side portions of the first folding line 4 (triangular portion outside the point intersecting the second folding line) are folded and directed downward. These portions function as a support in the case where load is applied to the rest 7 for chopsticks so as to produce an effect that the rest is difficult to be broken.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a disposable bag for chopsticks, in which chopsticks such as disposable chopsticks are taken out from the bag and then the empty bag can be used to easily make a chopstick rest.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, disposable chopsticks represented by disposable chopsticks are widely used in general households and various food service industries. The reason is that it is disposable, so it does not require time and effort for cleaning and other uses, it always uses new ones, and it is usually stored in a chopstick bag and it has a feeling of cleanliness. The points that can be mentioned, and the like. And not only disposable chopsticks, but also "chopsticks" are different from knives and forks, and "chopstick rests" are used as dedicated stands when not in use.
It is basically placed on top of. Of course, there are no chopstick rests, and people often use the edges of tableware as substitutes for chopstick rests, but there is a trend that such acts are not very well-behaved.

[0003]

However, there are cases where chopstick rests are not installed, especially in restaurants. The reason for this is that cleaning after use is troublesome, setting on the table is troublesome, and costs are high. All of these drawbacks are obstacles for restaurants to improve their services and achieve low costs, and they cannot be actively adopted unless such problems are completely eliminated.

Further, regarding the bag for storing the chopsticks, the chopsticks are once taken out from the bag although the bag used by restaurants and the like often has good paper quality and good appearance. After that, the bag is no longer needed and is of little use and waste.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the inventors of the present invention have made the disposable bag for chopsticks of the present invention as a result of earnest research in view of the above points, and the characteristic feature thereof is that some or all of the chopsticks are used. A part of or the whole of the bag is a chopstick rest, and is divided into at least one of opposite ends of the chopstick rest including part or all of the end. The folding curve is formed by folding lines or printing so as to form a convex shape toward the other end opposite thereto.

Here, the "chopstick bag" is a bag for storing one set of chopsticks, and its form is not particularly limited. However, the "bag" in this case has a strict meaning, that is, "the one that puts things inside and closes the mouth. (Iwanami Shoten: Kojien 3rd Edition)" It is defined as including such a format. In other words, the type that can store the disposable chopsticks completely in the bag (the type that wraps the chopsticks in the form of the Hosho wrapping mentioned above, or the type that the chopsticks are sealed and the part of the bag is torn and taken out)
Also, a type that exposes only a part (about 2 to 3 cm) of the side of the chopsticks, or a part of the tip side of the chopsticks (6 to 8 cm)
There is a type in which only most of the parts are stored and most of the parts are exposed. And the invention is basically applicable to all these types.

The term "a part or all of the bag" means that the part serving as a chopstick rest (hereinafter referred to as "chopstick rest part") may be the entire bag or a part thereof. ,
Therefore, when using only a part of the bag, it is natural to cut off the chopstick rest. In that case, a perforation may be formed in the cut line portion, or a press process may be applied to this line portion so that the cut line can be easily cut, but it is also possible to show the cut line by printing. As a typical example of the case where the chopsticks are not cut off, the above-mentioned type of bag that accommodates only a part of the front side of the chopsticks is applicable. This type of bag is often suitable for chopstick rests. However, the length of the chopstick rest itself cannot be specified, and of course, there is no functional problem even if the entire long bag is used as the chopstick rest.

The "opposite ends" of the chopstick rest portion means, for example, if the chopstick rest portion has a rectangular shape, the left and right sides or the upper and lower two sides of the four sides, but the shape of the chopstick rest portion itself. It is not limited whether it is a rectangle or a quadrangle, and the vertex of the quadrangle is rounded, and the outline is a quadrangle with cuts and protrusions. This expression is used because it includes things that cannot be said.

In defining the "folding curve", first, assume that the chopstick rest is a rectangle, and a triangle having two vertices on the right side or the left side of the rectangle as both ends of the base. Naturally, two sides other than the base of this triangle correspond to the polygonal curve in the present invention. Further, it includes the case where both ends of the base are longer or shorter than the two vertices of the rectangle. When the length is long, the bent curve passes through the upper and lower sides of the rectangle, and thus the sectioned portion is a pentagon, but the right side (or left side) of the rectangle is entirely included in this sectioned area. However, when the length is short, the right side (or the left side) is divided by the folding curve. Therefore, the fold curve is divided into part or all of the end of the chopstick rest,
It turns out that. Further, in the present invention, when the assembled chopstick rest has a property that the partition part outside the folding curve functions as a support for the applied load when assembled as a chopstick rest, the partition part is the central side of the chopstick rest when viewed in plan. The lines that are parallel to the top and bottom and the lines that protrude outward are excluded because they must be recessed. Therefore, the folding curve provided at each end of the chopstick rest is limited to that provided so as to be convex toward the other end.

The "convex" shape includes not only the "V" shape formed by the two sides of the above-mentioned triangle but also an arcuate shape, a combination of straight lines and curved lines, and the like.
Further, it is conceivable that the two have different shapes (for example, one is V-shaped and the other is U-shaped), or one is provided with a bending curve. In short, as described above, the one that functions as a pillar when folded according to the folding curve is applicable.

The folding curve is provided by folding lines or printing. Of course, those that have both creases and printing, and those that have a printing process that has an effect similar to creases (such as letterpress printing) are also included in the concept of "creases and printing." Needless to say. Further, the means for providing the creases and the printing form are not limited at all. The printing is intended to clearly indicate the bending points, and the creases are for simplifying the folding work itself. It becomes clear that the unevenness due to the folding lines has the effect of not causing any harm to the design due to other printing or patterns provided on the surface of the chopstick rest, so it is considered to be more suitable.

[0012]

The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a disposable bag 1 for chopsticks according to the present invention.
This is an example (hereinafter referred to as "the bag 1 of the present invention"), and as is clear from the figure, the chopstick rest 3 which is easily cut by the perforations 2 is partitioned. The position of this perforation is 50 mm from the end of the bag 1 of the present invention.
In addition, the chopstick rest 3 is divided into two equal parts along the longitudinal direction thereof, and a first folding curve 4 and two second folding curves 5 are pressed near both ends of the first folding curve 4, respectively. It is provided as a folding line by processing. The folding curves 4 and 5 provided by this press work are easy to fold because the paper is thin and fragile. This line portion is also a portion that is easily torn when tearing the paper. Therefore, if this portion is also pressed instead of the perforations 2, the number of manufacturing steps is reduced by one.

On the back surface or inside of the remaining portion 6 other than the chopstick rest portion 3, for example, if the golf rules are to be placed in the restaurant of a golf course, the golf rules are explained in a one-point advice format, or fortune-telling, quizzes, commercial messages, Folded lines of origami such as paper cranes and how to make them may be printed (not shown).

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the chopstick rest 3 is cut off along the perforations 2 and then folded along the first folding curve 4 and the second folding curve 5 to form a chopstick rest 7. At this time, both end portions of the first folding curve 4 (second folding curve 5
The triangle outside the point of intersection with) is folded and goes downward. This plays the role of a pillar when the chopstick rest 7 is loaded, and produces an effect that it is hard to be crushed. In addition, in the case of the chopstick rest of this example, the traces of perforations, which are the cut portions, face downward, so there is a secondary effect that the appearance as a chopstick rest does not deteriorate even if it is cut roughly to some extent. is there. Although not shown, the chopstick rest 3 may be provided on the side of the chopstick loading / unloading opening 12 or on the center of the bag.

FIG. 3 shows another example of the bag 1 of the present invention. Since the length of the bag itself is shorter than that of FIG. 1, there is no residual portion 6 and the entire bag has a chopstick rest. 3 is shown. The opening / closing opening 12 for the chopsticks has a normal structure in which a part of the front side is cut off obliquely, and its angle is overlapped with the second folding curve 5 to facilitate folding work. It also reduces design inconvenience.

4 to 10 show still another example of the bag 1 of the present invention. It should be noted that all of the drawings show only the chopstick rest 3, and it does not matter whether this is the whole bag 1 of the present invention or the one after the remaining portion 6 is cut off.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which only the second folding curve 5 is provided. When assembling, the second fold curve 5
The chopstick rest may have a shape similar to that shown in FIG. 2 by bending it at the line connecting the vertices 8 of the above, but since it will be bent here without bending, it will function sufficiently as a chopstick rest. ..

FIG. 5 shows that the first folding curve 4 is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the chopstick rest 3 but is not a bisector. In this case, the chopstick rest 7 does not have an isosceles triangular vertical cross section, but is slightly displaced.

FIGS. 6A and 6B show an example in which the second folding curve 5 is not connected from its apex 8 to the apex of the chopstick rest 3. In the case of FIG. 7A, the chopstick rest is stable even if the angle θ formed by the straight line connecting the vertices 8 and the second folding curve exceeds 45 degrees. Further, in the case of FIG. 3B, when assembled, the chopstick rest 7 as shown in FIG. 3C is obtained, which is interesting in terms of design.

FIG. 7 shows an example in which the chopstick rest 3 is not a rectangle but a parallelogram.

FIG. 8A shows an example in which two notches 9 are formed so as to straddle the first fold curve 4, and the first fold curve 4 portion between the notches 9 is a valley. By folding, the chopstick rest 8 with the flat portion 10 as shown in FIG. The flat portion 10 prevents the chopsticks from slipping off the chopstick rest.

As a measure for preventing the chopsticks from slipping off the chopstick rest, there is a measure as shown in FIG. 9 other than the above. That is, the first folding curve is not a single straight line but two curves 11 connecting the vertices 8 to each other. When the chopstick rest 3 of this example is assembled, 2
The portion surrounded by the two curved lines 11 becomes the flat portion 10.

10A and 10B show an example in which the second folding curve 5 is a circular arc. In the case of this example, the assembled chopstick rest 7 has curved surfaces on all three parts divided by the second folding curve 5, and thus the first chord shown in FIG.
There is no equivalent to the polygonal curve 4. The folding curve itself is a curved line, and if it is printed by printing without folding lines, the folding work becomes troublesome, so it is preferable to provide folding lines. In that case, since the lines to be bent are only two places on the left and right of the chopstick rest part 3, it is only necessary to push in both places when assembling, so that the chopstick rest can be created more easily than in the previous embodiments. There is also a chopstick rest that is innovative in terms of design.

FIG. 11 shows an example in which the second folding curve 5 is not provided at both ends of the chopstick rest part 3 but only on one side. Although the shape of the curved line shown in the figure is V-shaped, other shapes may be used. Although the strength as a chopstick rest is inferior to that having folding curves on both sides, it can be used without any problem depending on paper quality and the like. Further, when used as a chopstick rest, the surface area is large, so that when this surface is used for advertising or the like, the use area can be increased. Further, although they are provided on both sides, the shape of each folding curve may be different (not shown).

Although not described so far, especially when used in a restaurant or the like, although the shop name and the like are usually printed on the surface of the bag for chopsticks, when the one according to the present invention is adopted. If you put a shop name, a telephone number, a message, etc. in a position where the print remains in the chopstick rest part 3 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the store name will be used even when used as a chopstick rest. Since it is visible to the eyes of a person, it is possible to expect a commercial effect more than a normal disposable chopstick bag has.

[0027]

As described above, the disposable bag for chopsticks of the present invention is a bag for storing a part or all of chopsticks,
Part or all of the bag serves as a chopstick rest, and at least one of the opposite end portions of the portion serving as the chopstick rest has a fold curve that includes part or all of the end portions and is opposed to the other. It is characterized in that it is provided by folding ruled lines or printing so that it becomes convex toward the end, and it does not need to be washed because a disposable type chopstick rest can be obtained, and the bag itself is a chopstick rest. It is not necessary to set a chopstick rest separately on the dining table because it contains the chopsticks, and since the unnecessary bag is used after taking out the chopsticks from the bag, it does not cost much, etc. It has advantages, and if this fold line is provided by folding lines, it will create a crease, so it can be assembled easily with one touch, the line is not colored on the bag and only slight irregularities exist Since it will be the case that the bag pattern and other printing are not damaged, when cutting the chopstick rest part, it is convenient if it is pressed at the same time without providing a separate cutting line, it is convenient. It is a very advanced invention that we will have together.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a disposable bag for chopsticks according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a chopstick rest obtained by the disposable bag for chopsticks according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing another example of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a chopstick rest according to another example of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a chopstick rest according to another example of the present invention.

6 (a) and 6 (b) are plan views showing a chopstick rest of another example of the present invention, and FIG. 6 (c) is a perspective view showing a state where (b) is assembled.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a chopstick rest according to another example of the present invention.

FIG. 8A is a plan view showing a chopstick rest of another example of the present invention, and FIG. 8B is a perspective view showing the assembled state.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a chopstick rest according to another example of the present invention.

10A is a plan view showing a chopstick rest of another example of the present invention, and FIG. 10B is a perspective view showing the assembled state.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a chopstick rest according to another example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Disposable bag for chopsticks 2 Perforation 3 Chopstick rest 4 First folding curve 5 Second folding curve 6 Remaining portion 7 Chopstick rest 8 Apex of second folding curve 9 Notch 10 Flat portion 11 Curve 12 Chopsticks opening / closing opening

Claims (1)

Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A bag for storing a part or all of chopsticks, wherein part or all of the bag serves as a chopstick rest. At least one
A fold curve divided to include a part or all of the end portion,
A disposable bag for chopsticks, which is provided by folding or printing so as to be convex toward the other end facing each other.