TW202233106A - Tableware structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a tableware structure, which includes an operating part, a holding part and a ring-shaped protrusion. The holding part is connected to the operating part, and one end of the holding part away from the operating part includes a center of gravity section. One end of the center of gravity section away from the operating part includes a tapered section. The ring-shaped protrusion is disposed at the holding part, and the ring-shaped protrusion is closer to the operating part than the center of gravity section. A length of the tapered section is 18 mm to 22 mm. Accordingly, the operating part of the tableware structure of the present disclosure will be tilted up away from the table to improve the hygiene issue.

Description

tableware structure

The present invention relates to a food utensil structure, in particular to a food utensil structure that can avoid contact with dirt when the edible end is placed flat.

Common food utensils include an eating end and a holding end. However, if a user needs to temporarily place the food utensils on the table during meals, the table will often be contaminated with the food end, or dust or dust on the table will be contaminated. Dirt adheres to the edible end, which in turn affects hygiene.

In addition, when the utensils are chopsticks, the tabletop is often vibrated because the user's elbows touch the tabletop or the feet push the table legs, causing the chopsticks to roll or fall to the ground, causing inconvenience in hygiene or use.

In view of this, how to design a tableware that avoids the contamination of the edible end and can prevent rolling has become the goal of the relevant industry.

One object of the present invention is to provide a tableware structure, through the arrangement of the annular convex part, the center of gravity section and the tapered section, the operation part will not directly contact the table top, so as to ensure the hygiene of eating.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a structure for eating utensils, which can be positioned by a ring magnet to prevent the eating utensils from rolling or falling.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an eating utensil structure is provided, which includes an operating portion, a grip portion, and an annular protrusion. The gripping portion is connected with the operating portion, and one end of the gripping portion away from the operating portion includes a center of gravity segment, and one end of the center of gravity segment away from the operating portion includes a tapered segment, the annular protrusion is arranged on the gripping portion, and the annular protrusion The part is closer to the operating part than the center of gravity, and the length of the tapered part is 18 mm to 22 mm.

According to the eating utensil structure described in the preceding paragraph, the length of the operating portion can be greater than the length of the grip portion.

According to the food utensil structure described in the preceding paragraph, the length of the center of gravity section may account for 35% to 45% of the length of the food utensil structure.

According to the food utensil structure described in the preceding paragraph, one end of the operating portion is provided with a first assembly member, the other end of the grip portion is provided with a second assembly member, and the first assembly member and the second assembly member are assembled correspondingly.

According to the food utensil structure described in the preceding paragraph, the operating portion can be a chopstick, a fork, a spoon or a knife.

Thereby, the tableware structure of the present invention can make the operation part obviously tilted by the arrangement of the center of gravity section and the annular protrusion, and cooperate with the tapered section to prevent the tableware structure from directly contacting the tabletop, so as to improve the hygienic problem. will not affect comfort.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, an eating utensil structure is provided, which includes an operation part, a grip part, a ring-shaped protrusion and two ring-shaped magnets. The gripping portion is connected with the operating portion, and one end of the gripping portion away from the operating portion includes a center of gravity segment, and an end of the center of gravity segment away from the operating portion includes a tapered portion. The annular protruding piece is arranged on the holding portion, and the annular protruding piece is closer to the operating portion than the center of gravity. One annular magnet is embedded in the annular protruding piece, and the other annular magnet is embedded in one end of the tapered portion close to the operating portion, wherein The length of the tapered section is 18 mm to 22 mm.

According to the eating utensil structure described in the preceding paragraph, the length of the operating portion can be greater than the length of the grip portion.

According to the food utensil structure described in the preceding paragraph, the length of the center of gravity section may account for 35% to 45% of the length of the food utensil structure.

According to the food utensil structure described in the preceding paragraph, one end of the operating portion is provided with a first assembly member, the other end of the grip portion is provided with a second assembly member, and the first assembly member and the second assembly member are assembled correspondingly.

According to the food utensil structure described in the preceding paragraph, the operating portion can be a chopstick, a fork, a spoon or a knife.

In this way, the tableware structure of the present invention can be used to set the center of gravity section and the annular protrusion, and cooperate with the tapered section to make the operation part obviously lift up, avoid the tableware structure directly contacting the table top, so as to improve the hygiene problem, and can pass through The setting of the ring magnet effectively locates the position of the utensils to prevent the utensils from rolling on the table.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. For the sake of clarity, many practical details are set forth in the following description. The reader should understand, however, that these practical details should not be used to limit the invention. That is, in some embodiments of the present invention, these practical details are unnecessary. For the purpose of simplifying the drawings, some well-known and conventional structures and elements are shown in a simplified and schematic manner in the drawings; and repeated elements may be denoted by the same or similar numerals.

Please refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, wherein Fig. 1 shows a side view of a food utensil structure 100 according to an embodiment of an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 shows the food according to the embodiment of Fig. 1 A side view with one of the structures 100 lying flat. As can be seen from FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the food utensil structure 100 includes an operation portion 110 , a grip portion 120 and an annular protrusion 130 .

Specifically, the operation part 110 is connected to the grip part 120 , and the length of the operation part 110 is greater than the length of the grip part 120 . An end of the grip portion 120 away from the operation portion 110 includes a center of gravity section 121 , the length of the center of gravity section 121 accounts for 35% to 45% of the length of the utensil structure 100 , and an end of the center of gravity section 121 away from the operation portion 110 includes a tapered section 122, wherein the length of the tapered section 122 is 18 mm to 22 mm. The annular protruding piece 130 is disposed on the holding portion 120 , and the annular protruding piece 130 is closer to the operating portion 110 than the center of gravity segment 121 . Therefore, when the table utensil structure 100 is placed on a supporting plane 10, the center of gravity of the table utensil structure 100 can be biased toward the holding portion 120 due to the arrangement of the center of gravity section 121 and the annular protrusion 130, and cooperate with the tapered section 122 to make The operating portion 110 is lifted up to a distance from the supporting plane 10 to prevent the operating portion 110 of the food utensil structure 100 from directly contacting the supporting plane 10 , so as to improve dining hygiene. In addition, the interior of the operating portion 110 can be hollow or made of a relatively low-density composite material, so that the overall weight of the grip portion 120 is greater than that of the operating portion 110, and the annular protrusion 130 can be covered by an external structure. The handle portion 120 can also be formed integrally with the handle portion 120 , and the material of the annular protrusion 130 can be, but not limited to, silicone, which can prevent the tableware structure 100 from rolling.

In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the length L of the tableware structure 100 may be 235 mm, the length L1 of the operating portion 110 may be 123 mm, the length L2 of the grip portion 120 may be 112 mm, and the length L3 of the center of gravity section 121 may be is 95 mm, the length L4 of the tapered section 122 can be 20 mm, and the annular protrusion 130 is located at a distance of 95 mm from the end of the tableware structure 100 (the end of the grip portion 120 away from the operation portion 110) In the holding portion 120 , the center of gravity segment 121 is located between the annular protruding member 130 and the end of the food utensil structure 100 , so the weight of the center of gravity segment 121 can be easily used to generate the raising angle of the operating portion 110 . In addition, the length L of the eating utensil structure 100, the length L1 of the operation part 110, the length L2 of the grip part 120, the length L3 of the center of gravity section 121, and the length L4 of the tapered section 122 are not limited by the disclosure of the present invention, but the The length L of the structure 100 is preferably 200 mm to 250 mm.

In addition, according to ergonomics and holding habits, the user will not place the end of the food utensil against the mouth of the hand, so the present invention sets the tapered section 122 at a distance of 20 mm from the end of the food utensil structure 100 to create a food When the utensil structure 100 is laid flat, there is a gap from the support plane 10 without sacrificing the diameter of the overall gripping portion 120 , which can increase the elevation of the operating portion 110 by 50% compared with the utensil structure without tapered sections. The angle of rise, and the arrangement of the annular protrusion 130 and the tapered section 122 will not affect the comfort of the user's holding.

The operation part 110 of the present invention is for the user to operate the food, and it can be but not limited to chopsticks, forks, spoons or table knives. In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the operation part 110 is chopsticks, and the chopsticks can be divided into Chinese chopsticks, Japanese chopsticks, Korean chopsticks, etc. The chopsticks of each country have their own national characteristics. Generally speaking, the length of Chinese chopsticks is longer than that of Japanese and Korean chopsticks, and they will not shrink or become sharp at the end. Chopsticks are short in length and can be used for delicate work, such as shaving small bones and spikes on fish. Korean chopsticks are flat chopsticks, usually made of stainless steel, which is hygienic and easy to clean.

Therefore, when the operating portion 110 is a chopstick, it needs to have two tableware structures 100, one tableware structure 100 is the operating chopsticks, and the other tableware structure 100 is the fixed chopsticks. When the user operates the chopsticks, the operating chopsticks are located in the fixed position. Above the chopsticks, the annular protrusion 130 for operating the chopsticks is used to support the pulp of the index finger, and the annular protrusion 130 for fixing the chopsticks is between the ring finger and the thumb, so the annular protrusion 130 will not interfere with the fingers. operation.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is an exploded schematic view of an eating utensil structure 200 according to an example of another embodiment of the present invention. The positions, lengths and functions of the operating portion 210 , the grip portion 220 , the annular protrusion 230 , the center of gravity segment 221 and the tapered portion 222 of the embodiment in FIG. 3 are the same as those of the operating portion 110 and the grip portion 120 of the embodiment in FIG. 1 , the annular protrusion 130 , the center of gravity section 121 and the tapered section 122 are the same, and will not be described in detail here. It should be noted that, in the food utensil structure 200 of the embodiment in FIG. 3, one end of the operating portion 210 is provided with a first assembly 211, the other end of the grip portion 220 is provided with a second assembly 223, and the first assembly is 211 is assembled corresponding to the second assembly 223 . For example, the first assembly part 211 can be an external thread structure, and the second assembly part 223 can be an internal thread structure, so that the operation part 210 and the holding part 220 can be screwed together to form the combined tableware structure 200 However, the first assembly 211 and the second assembly 223 can be any components that can be combined with each other correspondingly, and are not limited to the contents disclosed in the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 4, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, wherein FIG. 4 shows an exploded schematic view of a tableware structure 300 according to another embodiment of another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. An exploded schematic view of a food utensil structure 400 according to another embodiment of another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is an exploded schematic view of a food utensil structure 500 according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

The positions and functions of the operating portion 310 , the grip portion 320 , the annular protrusion 330 , the center of gravity section 321 , the tapered section 322 , the first assembly 311 , and the second assembly 323 of the embodiment in FIG. 4 are the same as those shown in FIG. 3 . The operation part 210 , the grip part 220 , the annular convex part 230 , the center of gravity section 221 , the tapered section 222 , the first assembly part 211 and the second assembly part 223 are the same in the example. It should be noted that the operation part 210 of the embodiment in FIG. 3 is a chopstick, and the operation part 310 of the embodiment in FIG. 4 is a fork.

The positions and functions of the operating portion 410 , the grip portion 420 , the annular protrusion 430 , the center of gravity section 421 , the tapered section 422 , the first assembly 411 , and the second assembly 423 of the embodiment in FIG. 5 are the same as those shown in FIG. 3 . The operation part 210 , the grip part 220 , the annular convex part 230 , the center of gravity section 221 , the tapered section 222 , the first assembly part 211 and the second assembly part 223 are the same in the example. It should be noted that the operation part 210 of the embodiment in FIG. 3 is a chopstick, and the operation part 410 of the embodiment in FIG. 5 is a spoon.

The positions and functions of the operating portion 510 , the grip portion 520 , the annular protrusion 530 , the center of gravity section 521 , the tapered section 522 , the first assembly 511 , and the second assembly 523 of the embodiment in FIG. 6 are the same as those shown in FIG. 3 The operation part 210 , the grip part 220 , the annular convex part 230 , the center of gravity section 221 , the tapered section 222 , the first assembly part 211 and the second assembly part 223 are the same in the example. It should be noted that the operation part 210 of the embodiment in FIG. 3 is a chopstick, and the operation part 510 of the embodiment in FIG. 6 is a knife.

Therefore, the tableware structure of the present invention can prevent the operation part of the tableware structure from contacting the table top by the arrangement of the center of gravity and the annular protrusion, and cooperate with the tapered section, which will cause hygienic problems in subsequent eating, and can be The first assembly and the second assembly make the tableware structure a combined tableware structure, which can be applied to various types of tableware.

Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, wherein FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a food utensil structure 600 according to an example of another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 shows the food according to the embodiment of FIG. 7 A perspective view of the adsorption state with structure 600 . As can be seen from FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , the tableware structure 600 includes an operation portion 610 , a grip portion 620 , an annular protrusion 630 and two annular magnets 640 .

Specifically, the operation part 610 is connected to the grip part 620 , and the length of the operation part 610 is greater than the length of the grip part 620 . An end of the grip portion 620 away from the operation portion 610 includes a center of gravity section 621 , the length of the center of gravity section 621 accounts for 35% to 45% of the length of the utensil structure 600 , and an end of the center of gravity section 621 away from the operation portion 610 includes a tapered section 622, wherein the length of the tapered section 622 is 18 mm to 22 mm. The annular protruding piece 630 is disposed on the holding portion 620 , and the annular protruding piece 630 is closer to the operating portion 610 than the center of gravity segment 621 .

However, the positions, lengths and functions of the operating portion 610 , the grip portion 620 , the annular protrusion 630 , the center of gravity segment 621 and the tapered portion 622 of the embodiment in FIG. The portion 120 , the annular protrusion 130 , the center of gravity section 121 and the tapered section 122 are the same, and will not be repeated here. It should be noted that, in the food utensil structure 600 of the embodiment in FIG. 7 , a ring magnet 640 is embedded in the annular protrusion 630 , and the other ring magnet 640 is embedded in one end of the tapered section 622 close to the operating portion 610 , wherein One end of the tapered section 622 close to the operating portion 610 is the junction where the gripping portion 620 gradually expands from the operating portion 610 to the tapered portion 622 , which is the place with the largest cross-sectional area in the gripping portion 620 . In addition, when the cross-sectional shape of the end of the eating utensil structure 600 is circular, it is the most comfortable in use and operation, but has the disadvantage of being easy to roll, so at the same time, the annular protrusion 630 and the tapered section 622 are close to one end of the operation part 610 When the ring magnet 640 is embedded, the two tableware structures 600 can be magnetically attracted and automatically close together, and when they are placed on the support plane, the junction of the two tableware structures 600 and the support plane becomes a mutual fulcrum, which can produce a balance effect, and the magnet has South and north magnetic poles, so it is better to set the ring magnet.

For example, when the operating portion 610 is chopsticks, two annular magnets 640 are provided to make the two chopsticks automatically move closer together due to magnetic attraction, and have the functions of horizontal positioning to prevent rolling and vertical positioning to prevent opening, so as to prevent any chopsticks from being affected by the desktop. The vibration or the artificial toggling rolls down.

Please refer to FIG. 9 , which is a perspective exploded schematic view of an eating utensil structure 700 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The positions, lengths and functions of the operation part 710 , the grip part 720 , the annular protrusion 730 , the two annular magnets 740 , the center of gravity section 721 and the tapered section 722 in the embodiment in FIG. 9 are the same as those in the operation part 610 in the embodiment in FIG. 7 , the holding portion 620 , the annular protrusion 630 , the two annular magnets 640 , the center of gravity section 621 and the tapered section 622 are the same, and will not be repeated here. It should be noted that, in the food utensil structure 700 of the embodiment in FIG. 9, one end of the operating portion 710 is provided with a first assembly 711, the other end of the grip portion 720 is provided with a second assembly 723, and the first assembly is 711 is assembled corresponding to the second assembly 723 . For example, the first assembly part 711 can be an external thread structure, and the second assembly part 723 can be an internal thread structure, so that the operation part 710 and the grip part 720 can be screwed together to form the combined tableware structure 700 However, the first assembly 711 and the second assembly 723 can be any components that can be combined with each other correspondingly, and are not limited to the contents disclosed in the present invention.

In addition, the operation part 610 of the embodiment of FIG. 7 and the operation part 710 of the embodiment of FIG. 9 can be, but not limited to, chopsticks, forks, spoons or table knives, which can be as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, so It will not be repeated here.

Thereby, the tableware structure of the present invention can avoid the tableware structure from contacting the tabletop by the arrangement of the center of gravity and the annular protrusion, and the tapered section, which will cause hygienic problems in subsequent eating, and through the arrangement of the ring magnets , which can effectively locate the position of the utensils to prevent the utensils from rolling on the table.

To sum up, the structure of the tableware of the present invention is mainly based on the center of gravity section, the arrangement of the annular protrusion and the length of the tapered section, so that the operation part can be tilted to be away from the table top, so as to avoid the hygienic problem when eating, and also can To achieve the comfort of the user's grip. In addition, through the arrangement of the ring magnet, the utensils can be automatically approached and positioned to prevent the utensils from rolling or falling on the table.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection of the present invention The scope shall be determined by the scope of the appended patent application.

100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700: tableware structure 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 710: Operation Department 211, 311, 411, 511, 711: First Assembly 120, 220, 320, 420, 520, 620, 720: Grip 121, 221, 321, 421, 521, 621, 721: center of gravity segment 122,222,322,422,522,622,722: Tapered segment 223, 323, 423, 523, 723: Second assembly 130, 230, 330, 430, 530, 630, 730: Ring convex parts 640,740: Ring Magnet 10: Support plane L: the length of the tableware structure L1: The length of the operating part L2: Length of grip L3: Length of center of gravity segment L4: The length of the tapered section

In order to make the above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention more clearly understood, the accompanying drawings are described as follows: FIG. 1 is a side view showing a structure of an eating utensil according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a side view showing a flat state of the food utensil structure according to the embodiment of Fig. 1; FIG. 3 is an exploded schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a food utensil according to an example of another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an exploded schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a food utensil according to another example of another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is an exploded schematic diagram showing a structure of a tableware according to another example of another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is an exploded schematic diagram showing a structure of a tableware according to another embodiment of another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a structure of an eating utensil according to an example of another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the adsorption state of the eating utensil structure according to the embodiment of FIG. 7; and FIG. 9 is a perspective exploded schematic diagram illustrating a structure of an eating utensil according to another embodiment of the present invention.

100: Tableware structure

110: Operation Department

120: Grip

121: Center of Gravity Segment

122: Tapered segment

130: Ring convex part

10: Support plane

Claims (10)

A tableware structure comprising: an operation department; a gripping portion, the gripping portion is connected with the operating portion, and an end of the gripping portion away from the operating portion includes a center of gravity segment, and an end of the center of gravity segment away from the operating portion includes a tapered segment; and an annular protruding piece disposed on the holding portion, and the annular protruding piece is closer to the operating portion than the center of gravity segment; Therein, the length of the tapered section is 18 mm to 22 mm. The eating utensil structure according to claim 1, wherein the length of the operating portion is greater than the length of the grip portion. The eating utensil structure according to claim 1, wherein the length of the center of gravity section accounts for 35% to 45% of the length of the eating utensil structure. The eating utensil structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein one end of the operating part is provided with a first assembly part, the other end of the grip part is provided with a second assembly part, and the first assembly part and the second assembly part corresponding assembly. The food utensil structure according to claim 1, wherein the operating portion is a chopstick, a fork, a spoon or a knife. A tableware structure comprising: an operation department; a gripping portion, the gripping portion is connected with the operating portion, and an end of the gripping portion away from the operating portion includes a center of gravity segment, and an end of the center of gravity segment away from the operating portion includes a tapered segment; an annular protruding piece disposed on the holding portion, and the annular protruding piece is closer to the operating portion than the center of gravity segment; and Two annular magnets, one of which is embedded in the annular protrusion, and the other is embedded in an end of the tapered section close to the operating portion; Therein, the length of the tapered section is 18 mm to 22 mm. The eating utensil structure according to claim 6, wherein the length of the operating portion is greater than the length of the grip portion. The eating utensil structure according to claim 6, wherein the length of the center of gravity section accounts for 35% to 45% of the length of the eating utensil structure. The eating utensil structure according to claim 6, wherein one end of the operating part is provided with a first assembly part, the other end of the grip part is provided with a second assembly part, and the first assembly part and the second assembly part corresponding assembly. The food utensil structure according to claim 6, wherein the operation part is a chopstick, a fork, a spoon or a knife.

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