JPH0910266A - Safety helping tray - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To develop a method capable of supporting with his/her own hand and having a meal as the method for making a person to be helped get the habit of making independent efforts without depending on the help of a helper, to study factors provided in a safety helping tray required for it and to provide the solving method and a structure accompanying it. CONSTITUTION: The plane shape of this safety helping tray is turned to an egg shape for which a head part is peaked, the edge 10 of the head part is turned to a rising shape provided with a back surface 12 on the upper part of an inner wall surface 11 and the edge 8 of a rear circular part is turned to a widely circularly spread shape. This safety helping tray of a mass production type is provided with a thumb pressing projection 7 on the outer part of the edge 10 of the head part, a finger reception projection 17 on the rim part 16 of a bottom surface and a pair of stational projections 18 on left and right symmetrical positions.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a safety care dish used for meals as a method of bringing out the joy of success of a cared person by self-help efforts.

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2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various kinds of tableware for nursing care have been devised, but by actively drawing out the voluntary efforts of the cared person,
Secure the plate by the caregiver's will, and think up to a place where the food on the plate can be safely and easily picked up with a spoon and carried to your mouth without clogging your hands. There was no model manufactured by It is difficult to make sure that the food on the plate is piled up on the spoon and picked up, and at the same time experience the joy of eating food with your own power and improve resilience There was no tableware for nursing care that even contributed to.

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DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention Considering the following various factors necessary for a cared person, inventing a method necessary for solving the factors, and finding components necessary for realizing the invention. That is the problem to be solved by the present invention. That is, what is considered to be a factor of a safe nursing dish is that the cared person can eat by his / her own effort without the assistance of the carer as much as possible. 2. Being able to safely and safely lift the safety-care plate with one hand. 3. The food in the safety care plate can be safely and easily transferred to spoons and chopsticks. 4. While eating, be able to pick up the food in the safety care plate and carry it to your mouth. 5. The care recipient should not mess or spill their hands during meals. 6. Being able to give a sense of incongruity to the care recipient without feeling discomfort when holding the safety care dish.

Factors to be taken into consideration when manufacturing a safety nursing dish are: 1. The safety nursing dish has a structure suitable for mass production. 2. Make a structure that does not make handling difficult during use.

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[Means for Solving the Problems] The overall structure of the safety nursing dish has a structure satisfying the following method in order to solve the factor shown in the problem to be solved. 1. The planer shape is described as a pointed oval shape, the pointed side is referred to as the head 1, and the opposite side with the edge 4 spread out in a shape close to a circle is referred to as the rear circular portion 2. 2. The structure is such that the head 1 can be held with one hand. 3. The head 1 is deep and the rear circle 2 is shallow. 4. The inner bottom surface 3 has a structure that becomes horizontal when it is placed. 5. The structure is such that it can be stably placed on a flat plate, and can be placed at three points even if there are some irregularities on the flat plate. 6. The structure is such that the food arranged on the safety care plate can be easily scraped from the rear circular part 2 toward the head 1. 7. The edge 8 of the rear circle part has a structure in which the spoon is easily inserted under the food in order to scoop up the food with the spoon 6 placed on the safety care plate. 8. The food on the safety care plate collected in the head 1 is naturally scooped up on the spoon 6 when scooped up along the inner wall surface 5 of the edge 4 with the spoon 6. 9. Even if the food on the safety-care plate becomes low, the structure will not make it difficult to support the safety-care plate.

10. The mold is used for mass production, and the shape of the safety-care plate is not broken even when it is removed from the mold. 11. It shall be of a form that can be stacked and stored and organized, and can be easily taken out and used. 12. Use a hygienic shape that is easy to wash. 13. Manufactured from heat-resistant material that can withstand the heating of food by electronic range. 14. The caregiver should have a feeling of affinity with the caregiver as well as a sense of mental stability.

The detailed structure of the safety care dish is as follows. The planar shape is a pointed oval shape, the head 1 of which has a thumb pushing protrusion 7 and the edge 8 of the rear circular portion has an edge 4 which spreads out in a shape close to a circle. The inner bottom surface 3 when placed upright is made to have a horizontal plane shape.

An edge 4 is provided around the inner bottom surface 3, and the edge 4
Has a structure which is connected to the inner bottom surface 3 in a curved shape and rises. The height 9 of the edge from the inner bottom surface 3 is the highest in the head 1, is approximately 1.5 times the height of the edge 8 of the rear circle, and the line descending gently and continuously from the edge 10 of the head is used. Draw and reach the edge 8 of the rear circle. The inner wall surface 11 of the edge 10 of the head is
It forms a curved surface that rises toward the upper edge of edge 4, and edge 1 of the head
On the upper part of the inner wall surface 11 of 0, the back surface 1 facing inward of the plate
The shape with 2. The inner wall surface 11 of the edge 4 has a shape that gradually expands outward from the edge 10 of the rising head to the edge 8 of the rear circle portion, and the edge 8 of the rear circle portion is the inner bottom surface 3 and Easily under the food when the spoon 6 placed on the edge 8 of the rear circle is inserted along the inner wall surface 5 of the edge 8 of the rear circle by forming the shape that is connected by the gentlest curved surface. Make it a shape that can be inserted.

In the middle of the height of the outer wall surface 13 of the edge 10 of the head,
Attach the thumb hold-down protrusion 7 to the upper part. The upper surface 14 of the thumb-holding projection 7 is formed so as to rise toward the outside of the safety-care plate, and has a structure with a curved surface having a recess 15 that prevents the thumb from slipping when held down from above.

The bottom of the safety nursing dish (16) is
A finger projection 17 is provided on the portion from the head 1 and the rear circular portion 2
One emplacement protrusion 18 is provided at each symmetrical position close to. The three positions of the finger projection 17 and the emplacement protrusion 18 at the symmetrical positions are set so that the inner bottom surface 3 of the safety care dish is safely emplaced in a shape close to a horizontal plane. The distance between the thumb-holding projection 7 and the finger-holding projection 17 is determined by holding the thumb on the thumb-holding projection 7 with one hand and holding it.
The size is set so that the safety and nursing care plate can be held securely by supporting the index and ring fingers with the middle and ring fingers.

The color or pattern of the safety-care plate should be selected so as to give the care-receiver a favorable impression, and that which allows the care-receiver to remember the courage.

A tilt angle 19 formed by the burr surface 12 on the inner wall surface 11 of the edge 10 of the head of the safety care plate and the inner bottom surface 3
Is slightly larger than the inclination angle 20 formed by the inner wall surface 5 and the inner bottom surface 3 of the edge 8 of the rear circle.

As a material for manufacturing the safety-care plate, a heat-resistant material that can withstand cooking by an electronic range is used.

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Function: The care receiver puts the thumb on the upper surface 14 of the thumb-holding projection 7 of the safety-care dish from above to hold the safety-care dish, and puts the middle finger and the ring finger on the finger-receiving projection 17 on the bottom of the safety-care dish ,
It is possible to lift the safety care plate while balancing with the index finger and the little finger, and it is possible to cope with food changes.

The care receiver inserts the spoon into the lower part of the food along the inner wall surface 5 of the edge 8 of the rear circle of the safety care plate, and moves the spoon 6 toward the head 1 to remove the food. It can be collected naturally on the head 1 of the safety care plate. At this time, since the inner wall surface 5 of the edge 4 of the safety care plate gradually rises gradually from the rear circular portion 2 to the head 1, food spills out of the safety care plate. I have little worries. The edge 4 of the safety nursing dish is the edge 10 of the pointy head even if the plane of the safety nursing dish reaches the head 1, and the edge height 9 from the head is the highest, and gradually. Since the height is lowered to the height of the edge 8 of the rear circle, the food naturally gathers on the head 1 of the safety care plate according to the movement of the spoon 6 of the care receiver. The food gathered under the edge 10 of the head of the safety care dish is scooped up along the inner wall surface 11 of the edge 10 of the head with the spoon 6, and the upper part of the inner wall surface 11 of the edge 10 of the head is picked up. Back side 12
By the auxiliary action of, it naturally moves to the upper surface of the spoon 6 and keeps your hands clean. By inclining the inner bottom surface 3 of the safety-care plate toward the head 1, the food on the safety-care plate can be easily transferred to the spoon 6 without remaining to the end.

The inclination angle 19 between the upper burr surface 12 of the inner wall surface 11 of the edge 10 of the head of the safety care plate and the inner bottom surface 3 forms the inclination between the inner wall surface 5 of the rear circular edge 8 and the inner bottom surface 3. By selecting a little larger than the angle 20, the upper and lower molds 21 and 22 can be easily processed to obtain a mass-produced mold that can be removed from the mold.

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EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION By adopting the method of using a safety nursing dish, it can be expected that the following effects will be produced. 1. You can cultivate the habit of voluntarily by drawing out the motivation of the cared person and having your own meals. 2. It can make the cared person feel the joy of solving with their own power. 3. The shape of the safety-care plate is selected so that the care-receiver rarely gets their hands dirty. 4. The cared person puts his thumb on the upper surface 14 of the thumb-holding projection 7, puts the middle finger and ring finger on the finger-sticking projection 17, and can eat while balancing the safety care dish with the index finger and the little finger. There is no hindrance to the movement of food in the nursing care plate. 5. Since the planar shape of the safety-care plate has a pointed egg shape, the food can be easily collected in the head 1 along the edge 4. 6. Since the inner wall surface 11 of the edge 10 of the head is rapidly rising and the burr surface 12 is provided on the upper part of the inner wall surface 11, the spoon 6 is used to scoop up the food along the inner wall surface 11, With the help of the burr surface, food can be naturally transferred onto the spoon. 7. Not only in the case of right-handed, but also in the case of left-handed, it can be used without any change in the effect of use.

From the above effects, the following effects required by the present invention can be derived. There is a psychological effect on the cared person that actively brings out the cared person's voluntary efforts.
As a result, the cared person's brain can be stimulated, and the cared person's recovery can be expected from the endurance and recovery of the finger's motor power. The caregiver's assistance can be reduced as much as possible.

Mass production can be performed by a pressing die using the upper die 21 and the lower die 22. You can use the electronic range to cook dishes using safety nursing dishes. You can also stack and arrange the dishes, so there is no problem in using.

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[Brief description of the drawings]

[Fig. 1] Plan view of safety nursing dish

[Figure 2] Front view of the safety nursing dish

[Fig. 3] AA cross-sectional view of the safety-care plate

[Fig. 4] Left side view of safety nursing dish

[Fig. 5] Right side view of safety nursing dish

[Fig. 6] Bottom view of the safety nursing dish

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the safety-care plate supported by hand.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the safety-care plate supported by a hand.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view by AA cross section showing the upper mold 21 and the lower mold 22 of the safety-care plate.

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[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Head 2 Rear Circle 3 Inner Bottom 4 Edge 5 Inner Wall 6 Spoon 7 Thumb Holding Protrusion 8 Rear Circle Edge 9 Edge Height 10 Head Edge 11 Inner Wall 12 Back Wall 13 Outer Wall 14 Upper Surface 15 Depression 16 Goose bottom 17 Finger receiving protrusion 18 Stationary protrusion 19 Angle 20 Angle 21 Upper mold 22 Lower mold AA Cross section

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. The cared person's voluntary efforts are actively elicited to use his / her mental power, and the cared person's brain is stimulated to continuously use the motor force of the fingers of the cared person. Safe nursing dish characterized by being able to promote the caregiver's resilience 2. As a structure that constitutes a safety-care plate, the whole planar shape of the head (1) is a pointy egg-shaped, has a planar inner bottom surface (3), and has a raised head. Rim (10),
It has a rear circular edge (8) that extends in a circular shape, and the edge height (9) of the head edge (10) is about 1 of the edge height (9) of the rear circular edge (8). .5 times, and the upper part of the inner wall surface (11) of the head edge (10) faces toward the inside of the plate as the back surface (12) and is provided on the outer wall surface (13) of the head edge (10). The thumb-holding protrusion (7) and the finger-receiving protrusion (17) on the bottom (16) of the thumb are supported by the thumb, middle and ring fingers, and the index finger,
The safety nursing dish according to claim 1, which can be lifted with one hand by balancing with a little finger. 3. The safety care dish according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the upper mold (21) and the lower mold (22) can be manufactured as push molds.