JPS6331670Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a spoon for eating and drinking, and in particular, the present invention relates to a spoon for eating and drinking for the handicapped.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) In conventional tablespoons for drinking and drinking, the recess for storing food and drink is shaped like a half of a chicken egg cut in the longitudinal direction, and the handle, or handle, is the part near the recess. is mainly held from the side by the thumb and forefinger, the other parts are supported from the bottom by the fingertips of the middle finger, index finger, and little finger, and the concave part is held by being pressed from the top by the palm at the base of the little finger. Food and drink stored in the body are transported to the mouth.

However, although there is no problem with such conventional tablespoons when used by able-bodied people according to the above-mentioned gripping method, when used by disabled people, especially those with limited hand movement, the handle of the tablespoon The problem was that most of the liquid food spilled out of the spoon while it was being conveyed from the plate or bowl to the mouth because the spoon could not be gripped properly in the normal way.

In this way, for people with hand movement disabilities who are able to grasp the handle of a conventional tablespoon with the palm of their hand, even if they take the trouble to grasp the handle with the palm of their hand, the handle of a conventional tablespoon has a recessed part. On the other hand, only the opposite side is wide, and the handle near the concave part is thin with emphasis on the external shape, that is, it is slim, so it is difficult to feel that it is firmly grasped in the palm of your hand. As a result, the patient's anxiety increases and his/her hands begin to tremble, causing the problem of overflowing with liquid food and drink.

Furthermore, because the surface area of the concave portion of a conventional spoon is too large relative to its depth, even a slight lateral movement, such as occurs when carrying soup in a shallow Western dish, can cause hand discomfort. When a free person uses a conventional spoon, there is a problem that most of the liquid spills out.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a spoon for eating and drinking that can eliminate and improve the problems described above when conventional spoons for eating and drinking are used by people with hand disabilities. This object can be achieved by providing a spoon for eating and drinking as described in the claims of the utility model registration. That is, the present invention provides a spoon for eating and drinking that includes a recess for storing food and a handle: (a) The recess is in the shape of an inverted trapezoidal gutter with a substantially rectangular flat bottom; The length of the recess along the longitudinal direction of the spoon The length is longer than the length of the recess along the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the spoon; The tip of the beak further protrudes slightly, and the side wall of the tip of the recess is provided with a groove that communicates from the bottom of the recess to the tip of the beak; (b) the handle portion is It has a length and width suitable for grasping with the palm of the hand; it is characterized by the fact that it is less likely to spill food and drink by using an ordinary tablespoon or teaspoon because of hand movement difficulties. This relates to spoons for eating and drinking by people with disabilities who have difficulty bringing them to their mouths.

Next, the present invention will be explained in detail.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a spoon according to the present invention, and the spoon has a recess 1 and a handle 2. As shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a side view of the spoon of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a side view of the spoon of the present invention as seen from the longitudinal direction of the spoon and from the direction of the recess, and FIG. 4 is a side view of the spoon as seen from the direction of the handle. It is a diagram.

The recess 1 is a gutter-shaped body formed by a substantially rectangular flat bottom 3, side walls 5, 5 extending along the longitudinal direction of the spoon, and side walls 7, 9 obliquely intersecting the longitudinal direction of the spoon. The side wall 7 is preferably a curved wall that is slightly curved and extends toward the longitudinal end of the recess 1 . A slightly protruding beak-like protrusion 11 is provided at the leading edge of the side wall 7.
A groove 13 is provided in the side wall 7 between the protrusion 11 and the flat bottom 3. In this way, the groove 13
Because of the provision of the projections 11, when the fluid in the recess is injected into the mouth, the fluid is guided through the grooves 13 and collected at the projections 13 without being diffused, forming a thin flow. Because it is injected into the mouth,
Choking in the mouth and/or overflowing out of the mouth can be prevented.

The handle part 21 of the spoon of the present invention can be made approximately the same length as the handle part of a conventional tablespoon, but it is shorter than the length that allows the handle part 21 to be grasped with the palm of the hand, that is, the width of the back of the hand. It is preferable that the length is not so long. Handle part 2 of the spoon of the present invention
It is desirable that the width of the spoon when viewed from the top is somewhat wider than that of a conventional tablespoon. The reason for this is that when gripping the handle 21 with the palm of the hand, if the width of the handle 21 is small, the grip does not feel stable, and even for people with hand disabilities, it is easy to grasp. Even though it wasn't, when I tried to grip it even tighter, my hands started to tremble due to mental tension.
This is because the entire spoon becomes agitated, making it increasingly difficult to eat or drink with the spoon.

In the handle part 21 of the spoon of the present invention, the shape of the connecting part between the handle part 21 and the recessed part 1 can be made almost the same as that of a conventional tablespoon, as shown in FIG. Increasing the width to some extent is advantageous both in terms of substance and appearance, as it can provide a sense of strength and stability to the user.

It is more preferable that the central zone of the portion 23 of the handle portion 21 of the spoon of the present invention that is grasped with the palm of the hand is curved slightly downward from the straight line as shown in the side view of FIG. 2, and the reason for this is that This is because the handle portion 21 can be held stably and comfortably in the palm of the hand.

In the spoon for eating and drinking of the present invention, by providing serrated small teeth 15 on the upper edge line of the side wall 5 in the longitudinal direction of the recessed part 1 as shown in FIG. Suitable for cutting into small pieces.

In the spoon for eating and drinking of the present invention, the tip 25 of the handle 21 is branched into two tapered prongs 27, 27, and the two prongs 27, 27 can be inserted into food to carry it into the mouth.

In the spoon for eating and drinking of the present invention, as shown in FIG. Even if the drinking spoon of the present invention is placed on a flat surface while the fluid is still stored, the fluid does not overflow from the recess.

Next, the present invention will be described with reference to embodiments.

Example If the dimensions of the drinking spoon of the present invention are as shown below, it will be extremely easy to use.

Dimensions of the flat bottom of the recess: Length 25 to 45 mm : Width 10 to 25 mm Distance from the upper edge of the recess tip to the upper edge of the rear end
: 40~65mm Distance between the upper edges of both sides of the recess: 20~40mm Length of the part of the handle gripped by the palm of the hand
:70~100mm Length of the curved end of the handle: 10~60mm Width of the connecting part with the concave part of the handle: 8~14mm Width of the part of the handle gripped with the palm of the hand: 12~18mm (Effect of the design) ) Conventional spoons are difficult to use for people with handicap or elderly people who lack grip strength, as the part that they carry in their mouths is wide and has a shallow bottom, and the handle is thin and unstable. The spoon for eating and drinking of the present invention has (1) a wide handle, (2) a curved and sunken center zone of the handle, and (3) a small concave part that is large enough to fit in the mouth. (4) It is gutter-shaped and relatively deep, so it has the same or similar capacity as a conventional tablespoon; (5) It is equipped with grooves and beak-shaped protrusions to guide fluids; As a result of fluid being poured into the mouth in a trickle, there is less chance of choking or spilling out of the mouth; (6) food can be broken or scraped by the small protrusions and serrated teeth; The flat bottom allows it to crush potatoes, and (8) the fork at the tip of the handle allows it to remove small bones from fish, and also functions as a fork to shoot food, which are not found in ordinary tablespoons. It has many of the features listed above.

Therefore, at present and in the future, where the elderly population is rapidly increasing, the spoon of the present invention is most suitable as a spoon for eating and drinking for the elderly or for handicapped people.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a plan view of the spoon of the present invention, Figure 2 is a side view of the spoon of the present invention, Figure 3 is a side end view of the spoon of the present invention as seen from the concave direction, and Figure 4 is a side view of the spoon of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a side end view as seen from the end of the handle, and FIG. 5 is a side view showing one embodiment of the spoon of the present invention. 1... Concavity, 3... Flat bottom, 5... Side wall along the longitudinal direction of the spoon, 7, 9... Side wall obliquely intersecting the longitudinal direction of the spoon, 11... Beak-shaped projection, 13
... groove, 15 ... serrated small teeth, 21 ... handle part,
23...The part of the handle that is grasped with the palm of the hand, 25...
The tip of the handle, 27... tapered fork.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. In a spoon for eating and drinking consisting of a recessed part for storing food and drink and a handle part: The recessed part is in the shape of an inverted trapezoidal gutter having a substantially rectangular flat bottom; The recessed part runs along the longitudinal direction of the spoon. is longer than the length of the recess along the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the spoon; the upper edges of both walls on the tip side of the recess obliquely intersecting the longitudinal direction of the spoon gently protrude in the shape of a beak; The tip of the protruding beak further protrudes slightly, and the side wall of the tip of the recess is provided with a groove that communicates from the bottom of the recess to the tip of the beak; It is characterized by a length and width suitable for grasping food and drink with one's hands; and because the hand movement is impaired, a person uses a regular tablespoon or teaspoon to hold food or drink by himself to avoid spilling the food or drink. Scoops for eating and drinking by people with disabilities who are difficult to carry. 2 Utility Model Registration In the spoon for drinking and drinking according to claim 1: The central band at the upper edge of both side walls along the longitudinal direction of the recess is slightly curved and raised compared to the band on both sides following the central band. A spoon for eating and drinking. 3. In the eating and drinking spoon described in claim 1 of the utility model registration claim: The end opposite to the recessed portion of the handle is curved downward, so that when the dining spoon is placed on a horizontal plate, the bottom surface of the recessed portion is curved downward. A spoon for eating and drinking, characterized in that the spoon is in contact with the horizontal plate over almost its entire surface. 4. Utility Model Registration Scope of Claim 3 In the spoon for eating and drinking: The tip of the handle is tapered and bifurcated, and the tip can be inserted into food and carried into the mouth. A spoon for eating and drinking. 5. In the spoon for drinking and drinking as described in Claim 1 of the Utility Model Registration Claim: The central band of the handle portion that can be grasped by the palm of the hand is slightly curved downward from a straight line, and due to this curved depression, the handle portion A spoon for eating and drinking, characterized in that it can be held stably and comfortably in the palm of the hand. 6. In the spoon for eating and drinking as set forth in claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, serrated teeth are provided on the upper edge of the side wall in the longitudinal direction of the recess, and the food can be cut by the teeth. A spoon for eating and drinking that is characterized by the ability to make food.