WO1999004674A1 - Esslöffel - Google Patents
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- WO1999004674A1 WO1999004674A1 PCT/DE1998/002006 DE9802006W WO9904674A1 WO 1999004674 A1 WO1999004674 A1 WO 1999004674A1 DE 9802006 W DE9802006 W DE 9802006W WO 9904674 A1 WO9904674 A1 WO 9904674A1
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- spoon
- mouthpiece
- mouth part
- tablespoon
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G21/00—Table-ware
- A47G21/04—Spoons; Pastry servers
Definitions
- the invention relates to a tablespoon for taking mushy or liquid food with a handle and an adjoining mouth part made of soft and flexible material.
- a child's spoon with an extended handle which carries at one end a scoop made of soft and flexible material, part of which is used to hold and hold viscous and similar foods, the scoop in the axial direction has an elongated and flattened shape and the portion of the scoop used to hold and hold food has a curved surface.
- this known children's spoon it should be achieved that this is better accepted by the children because of the soft material because they are accustomed to contact with soft objects. In addition, it should be achieved that this known children's spoon is better adapted to the conformation and the movements of the child's mouth and that injuries from the shovel, for example by bumping your teeth or lips.
- This known spoon is a 5 flat blade shape, which has an elongated, flat shape in the axial direction.
- facial muscles mainly of the orbicula ⁇ s o ⁇ s (ring muscle around the mouth opening)
- the spoon can be pulled out of the mouth, with the food remaining in the mouth. The swallowing process then follows.
- This group of people includes, for example:
- the invention has for its object to change a spoon of the type mentioned in such a way that food intake for the aforementioned group of people is made considerably easier or is only designed practically.
- the mouth part is trough-shaped, concave and has an upper boundary edge which lies in one plane, the material thickness of the mouth part in the front and in the lateral area being such that its concave shape when Swallowing process can be turned into a convex shape by the pressure of the tongue and the mouth part can be adapted to the arch shape of the hard palate in the sagittal and transverse directions.
- the mouthpiece is made in one piece with the handle.
- the mouth part consists of a material, for example elastomer, with a Shore hardness in the range of preferably 60 to 80.
- FIG. 3 shows a cross section of a tablespoon according to FIG. 2 along the line A
- Fig. 4 shows a longitudinal section of a functional
- FIG. 5 is a plan view of such a pattern according to FIG. 4 with dimensions
- Fig. 7 shows a cross section of a tablespoon according to Fig. 5 along the line A and
- FIG. 8 shows a cross section of a tablespoon according to FIG. 5 along the line B.
- Fig. 1 shows a tablespoon inserted into an oral cavity, the concave part of the mouth carries the food. Furthermore, the palate G and the tongue Z are shown, which initially only touches the mouth part.
- Fig. 2 shows the position of the tongue Z during the swallowing process, the tongue pressing the mouth part of the spoon located in the oral cavity flat against the palate G, whereby the food is pressed laterally away from the spoon.
- the mouth part is turned inside out by the tongue Z into a convex shape.
- the swallowing reflex can be triggered.
- the involvement of facial muscles, especially the orbicularis oris (ring muscle around the mouth opening), to retain the food lying on the spoon in the mouth is not necessary.
- the spoon is only removed from the mouth after the swallowing reflex has taken place and there is no more food on the spoon.
- FIG 3 shows in a cross section how the tongue Z presses the spoon against the palate G and how the mouth part adjusts congruently to the curvature of the palate G in the sagittal and transverse directions.
- the tongue Z reaches the palate G up to a distance of the material thickness of the spoon, so that a swallowing reflex can be triggered.
- FIGS 4 to 8 show the tablespoon according to the invention with exact dimensions, as has already been produced in large quantities and is used with great success.
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Priority Applications (6)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US09/463,310 US6467175B2 (en) | 1997-07-22 | 1998-07-17 | Spoon |
DE59807482T DE59807482D1 (de) | 1997-07-22 | 1998-07-17 | Esslöffel |
JP2000503745A JP2001510694A (ja) | 1997-07-22 | 1998-07-17 | 食用スプーン |
CA002297014A CA2297014A1 (en) | 1997-07-22 | 1998-07-17 | Spoon |
AT98945008T ATE234037T1 (de) | 1997-07-22 | 1998-07-17 | Esslöffel |
EP98945008A EP1003407B1 (de) | 1997-07-22 | 1998-07-17 | Esslöffel |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE19731429A DE19731429C2 (de) | 1996-09-07 | 1997-07-22 | Eßlöffel |
DE19731429.5 | 1997-07-22 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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WO1999004674A1 true WO1999004674A1 (de) | 1999-02-04 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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PCT/DE1998/002006 WO1999004674A1 (de) | 1997-07-22 | 1998-07-17 | Esslöffel |
Country Status (7)
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US (1) | US6467175B2 (de) |
EP (1) | EP1003407B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JP2001510694A (de) |
AT (1) | ATE234037T1 (de) |
CA (1) | CA2297014A1 (de) |
ES (1) | ES2195387T3 (de) |
WO (1) | WO1999004674A1 (de) |
Cited By (1)
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GB2379596A (en) * | 2001-09-13 | 2003-03-19 | Benson Holdings Ltd | Safety cutlery |
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US6701625B1 (en) * | 2002-09-26 | 2004-03-09 | Great Lakes Engineering + Design | Spoon with flexible sides |
WO2004069017A1 (fr) * | 2003-01-09 | 2004-08-19 | Mastrad | Cuillere a glace |
US6851574B1 (en) | 2003-12-23 | 2005-02-08 | Timothy G. Traynor | Spoon |
US20100206885A1 (en) * | 2009-02-19 | 2010-08-19 | Bowden James R | Eating Utensil |
JP2010214074A (ja) * | 2009-03-18 | 2010-09-30 | Kaori Nakajima | 乳児及び幼児の成長段階に合わせ使用出来るスプーン |
JP5443113B2 (ja) * | 2009-10-02 | 2014-03-19 | コンビ株式会社 | 離乳食用スプーン |
CN102793489A (zh) * | 2011-05-27 | 2012-11-28 | 常向前 | 变形饭勺 |
JP6221208B2 (ja) * | 2012-03-19 | 2017-11-01 | 株式会社ジェイ・エム・エス | 口腔機能のトレーニング用器具 |
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CN105530904B (zh) * | 2013-09-18 | 2019-01-15 | 株式会社Jms | 口腔机能训练装置 |
JP5856123B2 (ja) * | 2013-10-17 | 2016-02-09 | まさみ 黒田 | 反転スプーン |
USD739186S1 (en) | 2014-07-24 | 2015-09-22 | Lisa C. Humphreys | Yogurt spoon |
KR101727209B1 (ko) | 2015-07-02 | 2017-04-14 | 오영일 | 유연성을 구비한 안전펜스 지지장치 |
CA3003027A1 (en) * | 2015-10-26 | 2017-05-04 | Kizingo, Llc. | Curved eating utensil |
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US2295847A (en) * | 1941-02-26 | 1942-09-15 | Gertrude B Hume | Infant feeding spoon |
DE2905831A1 (de) | 1978-02-24 | 1979-09-06 | Fiap | Kinderloeffel |
DE29615621U1 (de) * | 1996-09-07 | 1998-01-22 | Boehm Bernd | Eßlöffel |
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US2803059A (en) * | 1956-06-06 | 1957-08-20 | Elen B Murdock | Spoon |
US4563816A (en) * | 1982-07-05 | 1986-01-14 | Little People Limited | Cutlery |
US5075975A (en) * | 1990-03-19 | 1991-12-31 | Wilson Mark P | Eating utensil for the manually impaired and general public |
DE19513245A1 (de) * | 1995-04-07 | 1996-10-10 | Leifheit Ag | Handgriff für Küchenarbeitsgerät |
US5920993A (en) * | 1997-03-10 | 1999-07-13 | Wenk; Philip A. | Spoon for medically fragile persons |
US5940974A (en) * | 1998-06-15 | 1999-08-24 | Lee; Ji Cheng | Collapsible spoon for canned goods |
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1998
- 1998-07-17 JP JP2000503745A patent/JP2001510694A/ja not_active Withdrawn
- 1998-07-17 AT AT98945008T patent/ATE234037T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-07-17 CA CA002297014A patent/CA2297014A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-07-17 WO PCT/DE1998/002006 patent/WO1999004674A1/de active IP Right Grant
- 1998-07-17 ES ES98945008T patent/ES2195387T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-07-17 US US09/463,310 patent/US6467175B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-07-17 EP EP98945008A patent/EP1003407B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2295847A (en) * | 1941-02-26 | 1942-09-15 | Gertrude B Hume | Infant feeding spoon |
DE2905831A1 (de) | 1978-02-24 | 1979-09-06 | Fiap | Kinderloeffel |
DE29615621U1 (de) * | 1996-09-07 | 1998-01-22 | Boehm Bernd | Eßlöffel |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2379596A (en) * | 2001-09-13 | 2003-03-19 | Benson Holdings Ltd | Safety cutlery |
GB2379596B (en) * | 2001-09-13 | 2004-10-13 | Benson Holdings Ltd | Safety cutlery |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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ATE234037T1 (de) | 2003-03-15 |
CA2297014A1 (en) | 1999-02-04 |
EP1003407A1 (de) | 2000-05-31 |
US6467175B2 (en) | 2002-10-22 |
JP2001510694A (ja) | 2001-08-07 |
US20020026715A1 (en) | 2002-03-07 |
ES2195387T3 (es) | 2003-12-01 |
EP1003407B1 (de) | 2003-03-12 |
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