TWM585554U - Tableware assisting device - Google Patents

Abstract

This creative department discloses an auxiliary tableware device, which is used for assisting patients with hand disorders to eat, and includes a base, a mobile stand, an auxiliary handle and tableware. The base has a columnar structure extending upward and is fixed on the table. One end of the moving bracket is pivotally connected to the base to rotate or move relative to the base. The auxiliary handle has a hand-held part, a fixed part and a connection part, and the connection part is connected to the end of the mobile support opposite to the pivot base, and the hand-held part is provided for the patient to hold. One end of the tableware is connected to the auxiliary handle and is arranged on the fixed part. Thereby, the patient can move the tableware to the target position through the auxiliary handle without having to hold the tableware with the entire hand. Therefore, the use of auxiliary tableware devices can effectively assist patients to eat independently and avoid the lack of knowledge.

Description

Auxiliary tableware

The present invention relates to a tableware, especially an auxiliary tableware device for handicapped patients to assist them in eating.

At present, the world is moving towards an aging society, and the proportion of the elderly population is gradually increasing, which has also caused the elderly's diseases or difficulties in daily life to be paid more and more attention. Among them, one of the difficulties of most elderly people in daily life is eating, which may be caused by diseases or organ degradation leading to chewing, swallowing or movement disorders, or even derived from diseases such as joint deformation and nervous system disorders. Elderly people cannot eat on their own. On the other hand, patients who suffer injuries to the joints of the hands and upper limbs due to illness or accidents are also unable to feed food into their mouths.

To cope with the above problems, there are auxiliary tableware on the market to assist patients with hand disorders to eat. However, most of the current auxiliary tableware is improved for the grip of the tableware, but it is not suitable for patients with weak hands or trembling easily. Alternatively, the smart spoon can prevent food spillage due to hand shake in the eating room, but it cannot effectively help patients with a situation where they cannot hold the smart spoon due to weak hands. What's more, the smart spoon needs to be charged, and its inconvenience is even more obvious when it is used outdoors.

In view of this, the author feels that he is not perfect and has exhausted his mental and painstaking research, and based on his accumulated experience in the industry for many years, he provides an auxiliary tableware device in order to improve the lack of the above-mentioned conventional techniques.

One of the objectives of this creation is to provide a tableware assisting device to assist patients with hand disorders to eat, and can effectively prevent tableware from falling or food overflowing.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the auxiliary tableware device of the present invention, which is used to assist the handicapped patients to eat, includes a base, a mobile stand, an auxiliary handle and a tableware. The base is extended upward with a columnar structure and is fixed on the table. One end of the moving bracket is pivotally connected to the columnar structure to rotate or move relative to the columnar structure. The auxiliary handle has at least a hand-held portion, a fixed portion and a connection portion, and the connection portion is connected to the end of the mobile support which is relatively pivotally connected to the base. One end of the tableware is connected to the auxiliary handle and is disposed on the fixed portion. Thereby, the patient can move the tableware to the target position through the auxiliary handle without having to hold the tableware with the entire hand. Therefore, the auxiliary tableware device can effectively assist patients to eat independently and avoid the lack of knowledge.

In this embodiment, the hand-held portion further includes a first handle piece and a second handle piece, and the first handle piece and the second handle piece are oppositely disposed. Wherein, the first handle piece is provided with a first opening, and the first opening can provide the patient with the palm or multi-finger grasp. On the other hand, the second handle piece has a plurality of second openings, the second openings are adjacently arranged, and the area of any of the second openings is smaller than the first opening. For patients with severely deformed hands, a single or multiple fingers can be used to reach and hook any of the second openings to apply force.

Continuing, the connecting portion has a first horizontal unit and a first vertical unit, the first horizontal unit is provided for horizontal rotation relative to the mobile bracket, and the first vertical unit is provided for vertical rotation relative to the mobile bracket . Thereby, the patient can apply force through the hand-holding portion to pull the entire auxiliary handle together, and the connecting portion is used to make it rotate at multiple angles relative to the moving support.

In addition, the mobile bracket has at least a second horizontal unit and at least a second vertical unit, the second horizontal unit is provided for horizontal rotation relative to the columnar structure, and the second vertical unit is provided for relative to the columnar The structure rotates vertically. Similarly, the connecting portion can pull the moving bracket together, and make the moving bracket rotate at multiple angles relative to the columnar structure. In this way, the patient can easily move and rotate the auxiliary handle and the moving bracket by manipulating the handhold to move the tableware to the patient's target position.

In addition, the base further has a vacuum suction cup and a suction cup handle, and the vacuum suction cup is provided for placing on a table, and the vacuum suction cup extends upward to connect the columnar structure. The suction cup handle is connected to the vacuum suction cup. By controlling the opening or closing of the suction cup handle, air is excluded or filled between the vacuum suction cup and the desktop, so that the base is firmly connected to the desktop, or when disassembling The base can be easily removed from the desktop.

Furthermore, the columnar structure has a slip prevention structure, and the slip prevention structure is covered on the outer surface of the columnar structure. Thereby, the anti-slip structure can assist the patient to hold the columnar structure firmly, so as to facilitate the patient to eat.

Preferably, the tableware has a male tongue portion, and the fixed portion has a female tongue portion. Wherein, the dowel male part is provided with a dowel on the dowel female part, so that the tableware can be fixed in the auxiliary handle to prevent the tableware from falling during eating. On the other hand, when eating is finished, the tableware can be easily removed from the auxiliary handle.

In summary, the auxiliary tableware device of this creation can effectively assist patients with hand disorders to eat. Among them, by holding the auxiliary handle, the auxiliary handle and the moving bracket can be easily controlled, and the tableware can be moved to the target position of the patient to facilitate eating.

1‧‧‧ auxiliary tableware device

10‧‧‧ base

101‧‧‧ seat

1011‧‧‧Vacuum suction cup

1012‧‧‧ Suction Handle

102‧‧‧Columnar structure

1021‧‧‧Slip prevention structure

11‧‧‧mobile stand

111‧‧‧First bracket

112‧‧‧Second bracket

113‧‧‧Second Horizontal Unit

114‧‧‧Second vertical unit

12‧‧‧Handlebar

121‧‧‧Handheld

1211‧‧‧First Handle

1212‧‧‧Second Handle

1213‧‧‧First opening

1214‧‧‧Second opening

122‧‧‧Fixed Department

1221‧‧‧ Card Tenon

123‧‧‧Connection Department

1231‧‧‧The first horizontal unit

1232‧‧‧First vertical unit

13‧‧‧Tableware

131‧‧‧ Card tenon

2‧‧‧hand

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional structure diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional structural diagram of a tableware according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a part of a preferred embodiment of the present invention (1).

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a part of the preferred embodiment of the present invention (1).

In order for your reviewers to understand the content of this creation clearly, I would like to refer to the following descriptions and drawings.

The auxiliary tableware device 1 of this creation is a device for hand patients to assist patients in eating, or a device for patients to eat independently. Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4. The auxiliary tableware device 1 includes a base 10, a mobile bracket 11, an auxiliary handle 12 and a tableware 13, and the aforementioned structures are connected in sequence. In use, the base 10 is placed on a table, and the patient holds or supports the auxiliary handle 12 with the hand 2 to control the tableware 13 while driving the mobile bracket 11 to move or rotate, and uses the tableware 13 to retrieve dishes The food in the mouth is put into the patient's mouth, so that eating can be easily completed. The description of each structure is as follows.

First, the base 10 has a base body 101 for being fixed on a desktop, and a columnar structure 102 extending upward from the base body 101. The aforementioned seat body 101 further has a vacuum chuck 1011 and a chuck handle 1012. The vacuum chuck 1011 is provided for placing on a table, and extends upward to connect the columnar structure 102. The suction cup handle 1012 is a rod-shaped structure and is connected to the vacuum suction cup 1011. Wherein, by pulling the suction cup handle 1012 to control the opening or closing of the vacuum suction cup 1011, air can be excluded or filled between the vacuum suction cup 1011 and the desktop, and the base 10 can be firmly connected to the desktop, or the It is disassembled from the desktop. In this way, it can be prevented from falling down, and can be stably placed on the table during eating, and at the same time has good disassembly and usability.

Furthermore, the columnar structure 102 further has a anti-slip structure 1021, and the anti-slip structure 1021 is covered on the outer surface of the columnar structure 102. Therefore, during the eating process, the patient can also hold the anti-slip structure 102 in hand, thereby assisting the body's supporting force, which is more conducive to eating.

Secondly, one end of the moving bracket 11 is pivotally connected to the columnar structure 102. And in this embodiment, the mobile bracket 11 has a first bracket 111 and a second bracket 112, and one end of the first bracket 111 is pivotally connected to the end of the columnar structure 102, and the other end is pivotally connected to The second bracket 112. Therefore, the first bracket 111 can be rotated relative to the columnar structure 102, and the second bracket 112 can be rotated relative to the first bracket 111, so that the entire moving bracket 11 can be rotated or moved relative to the entire base 10 .

Third, the auxiliary handle 12 has at least one hand-held portion 121, a fixed portion 122, and a connecting portion 123. The connecting portion 123 is connected to the second bracket 112, and the connecting portion 123 is also connected to the fixed portion 122 and the handheld portion 121. The hand-held portion 121 is used to hold or support the patient's hand 2, and the fixed portion 122 is provided for connection to set one end of the tableware 13. Therefore, the patient can hold the handheld portion 121 without having to fully grasp the tableware 13 with the hand 2 and control the tableware 13 with the power of the hand 2. With the above-mentioned structure, the tableware 13 can be controlled to move to the target position. In order to facilitate eating, and can achieve the effect of labor saving. Especially for patients with extremely poor condition of the hand 2, the tableware 13 can be moved through a small force on the hand 121. On the other hand, by fixing one end of the tableware 13 in the fixing portion 122, the tableware 13 can be prevented from falling during eating, and the quality and efficiency of the patient's eating can be improved. In this way, the auxiliary tableware device 1 can effectively assist patients to eat independently, and avoid the lack of knowledge.

Furthermore, the connecting portion 123 includes a first horizontal unit 1231 and a first vertical unit 1232. The first horizontal unit 1231 enables the auxiliary handle 12 to rotate horizontally with respect to the moving bracket 11, and the first vertical unit 1232 enables the auxiliary handle 12 to rotate vertically with respect to the moving bracket 11. Preferably, the rotation range of the first horizontal unit 1231 is 0 ° ~ 360 °, and the first vertical unit 1231 The range of 1232 is 0 ° ~ 330 °. Therefore, the auxiliary handle 12 can be rotated in multiple directions relative to the moving bracket 11 to improve its use flexibility.

On the other hand, the mobile bracket 11 has at least one second horizontal unit 113 and at least one second vertical unit 114. And in this embodiment, the second horizontal unit 113 and the second vertical unit 114 are both provided in plural. As shown in FIG. 1, two ends of the first bracket 111 are respectively provided with the second horizontal unit 113, and the first bracket 111 is also provided with the second vertical unit 114. The second bracket 112 is provided with two second vertical units 114. The second bracket 112 is connected to the auxiliary handle 12 and is provided with a second horizontal unit 114. As for the second bracket 112, one of the second vertical units 114 is connected to the end of the first bracket 111, and the other second vertical unit 114 is connected to the second horizontal unit 113, and the first The two horizontal units 113 are connected to the connecting portion 123. Preferably, the rotation ranges of the second horizontal unit 113 and the second vertical unit 114 are both 0 ° to 360 ° for horizontal and vertical rotation relative to the base 10.

In this way, when the patient holds the hand-held portion 121, the connection portion 123 can be easily driven and any one of the first horizontal units 1231 or both can be rotated relative to the moving bracket 11 at the same time. Alternatively, the second horizontal units 113 and the second vertical units 114 of the moving bracket 11 can be connected at the same time and rotated relative to the columnar structure 102, thereby changing the handheld portion 121 relative to the columnar structure. The position of 102 can further control the tableware 13 to facilitate eating.

In this embodiment, the hand-held portion 121 further includes a first handle piece 1211 and a second handle piece 1212, and the first handle piece 1211 and the second handle piece 1212 are oppositely disposed. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first handle piece 1211 has a first opening 1213. The first opening 1213 is in the shape of a handle, and its cross-sectional area is large enough to provide palm or multi-finger grasp. On the other hand, the second handle piece 1212 has a plurality of second openings 1214, and the second openings 1214 are adjacently arranged, and the area of any of the second openings 1214 is smaller than the first opening 1213. Therefore, for patients with severely deformed hand 2, it can be reached by single or multiple fingers. Any one of the second openings 1214 is hooked to apply force. Furthermore, the patient can release his hand at any time, and the tableware 13 does not fall at will, which is beneficial to the patient to eat independently.

Preferably, the first horizontal unit 1231 and the first vertical unit 1232 can rotate the handheld portion 121 to set the position of the handheld portion 121 relative to the left or right hand of the patient, so that the patient can choose the left or right hand The right hand is used to hold the hand-held portion 121, and more preferably, the first handle piece 1211 or the second handle piece 1212 can be used to assist in feeding. In addition, the first handle piece 1211 and the second handle piece 1212 with different structures can provide patients with different joint stiffness or deformity to hold it. Thereby, the hand-held portion 121 has a good grip structure, can assist patients with different defect conditions to eat, and has good use flexibility.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the tableware 13 further includes a tenon male portion 131, and the fixed portion 122 further includes a tenon female portion 1221. The tenon male portion 131 is provided with a tenon on the tenon female portion 1221, so that one end of the tableware 13 can be set in the auxiliary handle 12 to prevent the tableware 13 from falling during eating. On the other hand, when eating is finished, the tableware 13 can also be easily removed from the auxiliary handle 12 so as to achieve the convenience of carrying and saving time.

In summary, the auxiliary tableware device 1 of this creation can effectively assist patients with hand 2 disorders to eat. Among them, by holding the auxiliary handle 12, the patient can easily control the auxiliary handle 12 and the moving support 11, and move the tableware 13 to the target position of the patient to facilitate eating. Preferably, the patient can choose to hold the first handle piece 1211 or the second handle piece 1212 according to the defect status, and use the first vertical unit 1232 and the first horizontal unit 1231 to oppose the moving bracket 11. Rotating is more conducive to eating.

However, the above are only the preferred embodiments of this creation, and are not intended to limit the scope of implementation of this creation; therefore, all equal changes and modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of this creation should be covered in Within the scope of the patent of this creation.

Claims (6)

The utility model relates to an auxiliary tableware device, which is used for assisting patients with hand disorders to eat, and comprises: a base, which extends upward with a columnar structure and is fixed on a table; A columnar structure that rotates or moves relative to the columnar structure; an auxiliary handle having at least a hand-held portion, a fixed portion, and a connection portion, and the connection portion is connected to the mobile bracket and is relatively pivotally connected to the The end of the base, and the hand-held part is provided for the patient to hold; and a tableware, one end of which is provided for connecting to the auxiliary handle and disposed on the fixed part. The auxiliary tableware device according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the hand-held portion further includes a first handle piece and a second handle piece, and the first handle piece is connected to the second handle piece It is oppositely arranged; the first handle piece is provided with a first opening, and the second handle piece is provided with a plurality of second openings. The auxiliary tableware device according to item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the connecting portion has a first horizontal unit and a first vertical unit, and the first horizontal unit is provided for horizontal rotation relative to the moving bracket, and the The first vertical unit is provided for vertical rotation relative to the mobile support; the mobile support has at least one second horizontal unit and at least one second vertical unit, and the second horizontal unit is provided for horizontal rotation relative to the columnar structure, And the second vertical unit is provided for vertical rotation relative to the columnar structure. The auxiliary tableware device according to item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the base further has a vacuum suction cup and a suction cup handle, and the suction cup handle is connected to the vacuum suction cup for exhausting or filling air into the vacuum suction cup and Between desktops. The auxiliary tableware device according to item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein the columnar structure further has a anti-slip structure, and the anti-slip structure covers a part of the outer surface of the columnar structure. According to the auxiliary tableware device described in any one of the scope of application for items 1 to 5, wherein the tableware has a mortise male part, and the fixed part has a mortise female part; the mortise The male part is provided with a tenon on the tenon female part.