WO2001030214A2 - Spoon for drinking and eating - Google Patents

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WO2001030214A2
WO2001030214A2 PCT/JP2000/007450 JP0007450W WO0130214A2 WO 2001030214 A2 WO2001030214 A2 WO 2001030214A2 JP 0007450 W JP0007450 W JP 0007450W WO 0130214 A2 WO0130214 A2 WO 0130214A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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  • the present invention relates to an improvement of a food and drink spoon, and more particularly to a food and drink spoon that can be easily used for scooping liquid or fluid food, and can be suitably used for infants, rehabilitation training, elderly care, and the like. Things. Background art
  • the food and drink spoon has a simple form in which a scooping portion is provided at the end of a long tray.
  • An exceptional form is a cracked spoon provided as tableware for toddlers and school eateries, but even this type of spoon has small teeth at its tip that function as a fork. It is the same that the large scooping section occupies the majority.
  • a large number of long and narrow slit-shaped ridges, small through holes, etc. are formed in the scooping portion of the spoon to utilize the surface tension action of the liquid material and the viscosity of the viscous material.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an example in which a spoon has a slit-like groove.
  • Fig. 2 is an enlarged end view of A-A 'of the scooping part of the spoon.
  • Fig. 3 is a vertical drawing of a spoon soaked in liquid material.
  • 4 is a perspective view showing the infant performing a spoon operation,
  • FIG. 5 is an enlarged end view of the scooping section B—B ′ in FIG. 4, and
  • FIG. 6 is a scooping section.
  • Fig. 7 is a plan view of an example in which the tip of the scooping part is pointed, Fig.
  • FIG. 8 is a plan view of an example in which the scooping part is bent in a direction substantially perpendicular to the handle
  • 9 is a side view of an example of a spoon in which a scooping portion is formed into a wavy cross-sectional shape
  • FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view of the spoon of the example of FIG. 9, and
  • FIG. 12 is an enlarged end view of the scooping section in FIG. 11,
  • FIG. 13 is a perspective view of an example in which the scooping section is formed in a comb-tooth shape, and FIG. Enlarged end view of D-D 'of the scooping section in 13; Fig.
  • FIG. 15 shows an example of a scooping section with a comb-shaped cross section by providing a number of protrusions only in the middle of the thickened scooping section.
  • Fig. 16 is an enlarged end view of the E-E 'portion of the scooping section in Fig. 15;
  • Fig. 17 is a plan view of an example of a spoon in which the slit-like groove of the scooping section is formed in a waveform;
  • Fig. 19 is a plan view of an example of a spoon in which a slit-like groove is formed in a leaf vein shape.
  • Fig. 20 is a cross-sectional view of a tooth of a scoop portion.
  • Fig. 2 is a cut end view corresponding to Fig.
  • Fig. 23 shows a cross-sectional view of a dog.
  • Fig. 2 shows an example of a hexagonal dog with a chamfered inner edge of a scooping part.
  • Fig. 24 shows a dog with a semicircular or elliptical arch dog.
  • Illustration 2 Equivalent cut end view
  • Fig. 25 is a cross section of the tooth
  • Fig. 2 shows an example of a dog with a substantially U-shaped cross section
  • Fig. 26 is an equivalent cut end view
  • Fig. 26 is a plan view of a spoon with only the tip of the tooth formed thin
  • Fig. 27 is a partially enlarged view of the tooth tip in Fig. 26, and Fig.
  • FIG. 28 is the tooth Top view of a spoon with a sharpened tip
  • Figure 29 is a partially enlarged view of the tip of the tooth in Figure 28
  • Figure 30 is a sharpened tip of only a few teeth located in the center
  • FIG. 31 is a partially enlarged view of the tooth tip portion in FIG. 30,
  • FIG. 32 is a perspective view of a spoon having a through hole in place of the slit-shaped groove in the spoon of FIG.
  • FIG. 33 is an enlarged end view of FF ′ of the scooping portion in FIG. 32
  • FIG. 34 is a perspective view of a spoon having a through hole in place of the slit-shaped groove in the spoon of the example of FIG.
  • FIG. 35 is an enlarged end view of GG ′ of the scooping section in FIG. 34.
  • the spoon for eating and drinking according to the present invention is made of a metal material such as stainless steel or a synthetic resin material, as shown in FIG. And a scooping section 2 connected to the tip side of the handle 1.
  • a handle is 100 mm in length and 15 mm in width
  • the scooping part is 2 in strength
  • the length is 50 mm and the width is 30 mm
  • the wall thickness is 3 mm
  • the total length is 150 mm.
  • the handle 1 and the scooping section 2 may not be integrally formed, but the handle 1 may be formed separately and assembled to the scooping section 2 by screwing 'fitting' g3 ⁇ 4.
  • FIG. 2 is an end view cut along the line AA ′ of the scooping section 2 in FIG.
  • a large number of narrow slit-shaped grooves 3 are drilled at the tip of the scooping section 2, and a long narrow tooth 4 is formed between the slit-shaped grooves 3 and the slit-shaped grooves 3. ing.
  • the width of the slit-shaped groove 3 may be set according to the thickness of the scooping part 2. In the case of the spoon having a total length of 150 mm exemplified above, the width of the slit-shaped groove 3 and the width of the teeth 4 are both 1 Say goodbye to bandits.
  • the scooping part 2 When the scooping part 2 is immersed in a liquid material such as tea or a fluid material such as soup using the spoon formed in this way, the liquid material enters the slit-shaped groove 3 and the surface tension of the liquid material itself By the action, the liquid material is introduced into the slit-shaped groove 3 as it is. Even if the spoon immersed in the liquid is pulled up vertically as shown in Fig. 3, the liquid is still in the slit-shaped groove 3, but the scooping section 2 is laid down as in the normal spoon operation. Liquid When scooping up, a larger amount of liquid material is introduced into the slit-shaped groove 3. Then, even if the scooping section 2 is tilted so as to stand in the vertical direction as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the liquid material in the slit-shaped groove 3 does not fall.
  • a liquid material such as tea or a fluid material such as soup using the spoon formed in this way
  • the contour of the scooping section 2 can be set arbitrarily. For example, only one of the left and right sides of the scooping section 2 is lengthened to be asymmetrical (FIG. 6), the tip of the scooping section 2 is sharpened sharply (FIG. 7), and the scooping section 2 is For example, it is bent in a substantially right angle direction (FIG. 8).
  • the scooping section 2 is asymmetric, the dish can be arranged along the inner peripheral surface of the dish, such as a plate, and the advantage that the dish put on the dish can be easily scooped is obtained.
  • the tip of the scooping section 2 is sharply pointed, there is an advantage that soft buffs such as boiled food are easily pierced.
  • the scooping part 2 is bent at a substantially right angle to the handle 1, even if the spoon cannot be grasped correctly due to an infant or a fingertip obstacle, the handle 1 should be grasped (see Fig. 4).
  • the advantage is obtained that the scooping section 2 can be easily moved to the mouth.
  • the scooping section 2 has a powl-shaped curved surface like a normal spoon.
  • the scooping part 2 may be formed in a wavy cross-section dog (FIGS. 9 and 10), or a number of narrow slit-shaped grooves 3 are formed in a narrow plate-shaped body IJ. It may be a spoon just made (Fig. 11, Fig. 12).
  • the same effect can be obtained by using a narrow ridge instead of the slit-shaped groove 3. That is, the scooping section 2 can be made to have a comb-shaped cross section by providing a large number of long and narrow ridges 5 with a narrow interval between the inside of the scooping section 2 (FIGS. 13 and 14).
  • the scooping section 2 may have a comb-shaped cross section by providing a large number of long and narrow ridges 5 at a small interval only in the middle of the scooping section 2 (FIGS. 15 and 16).
  • the scooping portion 2 has a comb-shaped cross section in this way, drinks and the like that have entered the concave groove between the ridges 5 are arrested in the concave groove due to surface tension.
  • the interval at which the ridges 5 are provided that is, the lateral width of the concave groove may be about lmm as in the case of the slit groove, but the lateral width of the concave groove is also set in relation to the depth of the concave groove. do it.
  • the slit-shaped groove 3 that fits into the scoop part 2 is straight! It is not required to be formed, and it is not always necessary to form the handle 1 parallel to the longitudinal direction. On the contrary, if it is formed into a wavy dog as shown in FIG.
  • a dog with a cross section of the teeth 4 between the slit-shaped grooves 3 of the scooping section 2 can employ various stabbing dogs as long as the surface long-acting action of a liquid or the like that has entered is not impaired.
  • a perfect circle dog Fig. 20
  • an elliptical job Fig. 21
  • a pentagon job with a scooping part 2 formed inside a chevron Fig.
  • the eating and drinking spoon according to the present invention has a function that a tooth functions as a fork, and even if it is a solid substance, the tooth can be pierced and carried to the mouth, but by forming the tip of the tooth more sharply,
  • a tooth functions as a fork
  • the tip of the tooth 4 is formed to be thin at only about 3 mm (FIGS. 26 and 27), and the tip portion is pointed with a mountain shape (FIGS. 28 and 29). You.
  • the tips of all the teeth 4 except for the outermost teeth 4 are sharply formed, but the same applies when the tips of only a few teeth 4 located in the center are sharpened.
  • the food and drink spoon according to the present invention a similar effect can be obtained even if a small through-hole is used in place of the above-mentioned slit-shaped groove or ridge. That is, when a large number of small through-holes 6 are formed in the scooping section 2, drinks and the like that have entered the through-holes 6 are held in the through-holes 6 by the surface tension action.
  • the diameter of the through hole 6 is set to about one waking in the same manner as in the case of the above-mentioned slit-shaped groove or the like.
  • the dog of the scooping section 2 in which the through hole 6 is formed can be arbitrarily selected.
  • a through hole 6 may be formed instead of the slit-shaped groove in the spoon shown in FIG. 1 (FIGS. 32 and 33), or the slit-shaped groove in the spoon shown in FIG. It is exemplified that the through hole 6 is drilled through the hole (FIGS. 34 and 35).
  • the food and drink spoon according to the present invention is used for practicing infants who are interested in holding the spoon, because tea or soup that has been scooped is held in a slit-like groove or the like and does not fall out. It is suitably used for rehabilitation training for people with disabilities and for nursing care of elderly people who can only eat small amounts of food.

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A spoon for drinking and eating, wherein a plurality of slender and narrow slit grooves (3) are formed in a bowl part (2), whereby a drink is allowed to be carried into a mouth without spilling the drink even if the spoon is tilted by utilizing, for liquid matter, the surface tension thereof, and utilizing, for viscous matter, the viscosity thereof so as to hold the drinking in the slit grooves (3), and even solid matter is allowed to be carried into the mouth by sticking the teeth into the solid matter because the teeth between the slit grooves function as a fork.

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明 細 書 飲食用スプーン 技術分野  Description Food and drink spoon Technical field
本発明は、 飲食用のスプーンの改良に関するものであり、 さらに詳しくは、 液体状や流動体状の食品を掬いやすくし、 乳幼児やリハビリ訓練、 老人介護 などに好適に用いられうる飲食用スプーンに関するものである。 背景技術  The present invention relates to an improvement of a food and drink spoon, and more particularly to a food and drink spoon that can be easily used for scooping liquid or fluid food, and can be suitably used for infants, rehabilitation training, elderly care, and the like. Things. Background art
の飲食用スプ一ンは、 長レ顺の先端に掬レ ^部が設けられた単純な形態をして いる。 例外的な形態としては、 幼児用や学機合食用の食器として提供される先割れ スブーンがあるが、 このタイプのスブーンであつてもフォークとして機能する小さ な歯が先端に設けられている程度で、 大きな掬い部が大部分を占めている点は同じ である。  The food and drink spoon has a simple form in which a scooping portion is provided at the end of a long tray. An exceptional form is a cracked spoon provided as tableware for toddlers and school eateries, but even this type of spoon has small teeth at its tip that function as a fork. It is the same that the large scooping section occupies the majority.
こうした飲食用スプーンを用レ、て茶やスープ等を飲もうとする場合、 掬レ ^部が傾 斜してしまうと、 掬った飲み物等のほとんどがこぼれてしまい、 ごくわずかの量し か口に入らない。 とくに、 幼児や指先の機能カ坏自由な人が自分でスプーンを使つ てスープ等を飲もうとする場合や、 寝たきりの病人に対して介護者がスプーンで飲 み物等を与えようとする場合は、 掬った飲み物をこぼさずに口に運ぶことはきわめ て困難であった。 発明の開示  When using such a food and drink spoon to drink tea or soup, if the scooping part is tilted, most of the scooped drink etc. will spill out, and only a very small amount will be consumed. Do not enter. In particular, when an infant or a person who is free from fingertips tries to use a spoon to drink soup or a bedridden sick person, a caregiver tries to give a spoon a drink or the like. In such cases, it was extremely difficult to carry the scooped drink to the mouth without spilling. Disclosure of the invention
本発明では、 スプーンの掬い部に対して長レゝ細幅スリット状の齢突条、 小さな 透孔等を多数形成することにより、 液状体の有する表面張力作用や粘稠物の有する 粘性を利用して前記溝間に飲み物等を職することを可能とした。  In the present invention, a large number of long and narrow slit-shaped ridges, small through holes, etc. are formed in the scooping portion of the spoon to utilize the surface tension action of the liquid material and the viscosity of the viscous material. Thus, it is possible to hold a drink or the like between the grooves.
したがって、 スプーンを傾斜させた状態であっても飲み物をこぼすことなく口に 運ぶことができる。 また、 掬い部に対して多数本のスリット状溝を形成した 場合は、 スリット状溝間の歯がフォークとして機能し、 固形物であっても歯 先を突き刺して口に運ぶことができる。 図面の簡単な説明 Therefore, even when the spoon is tilted, it can be Can be carried. Also, when a large number of slit-shaped grooves are formed in the scooping portion, the teeth between the slit-shaped grooves function as forks, and even a solid can be pierced into the tooth tip and carried to the mouth. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
図 1はスプーンにスリット状溝を設けた例の斜視図、 図 2は同スプーンの掬 い部の A— A ' 拡大端面図、 図 3は液状物に浸したスプーンを垂直方向に引 き上げている状態を示した正面図、 図 4は幼児がスプーン操作をしている状 態を示した斜視図、 図 5は図 4における掬い部の B— B ' 拡大端面図、 図 6 は掬い部を左右非対称形とした例の平面図、 図 7は掬い部の先端を尖らせた 例の平面図、 図 8は柄に対して掬い部を略直角方向に屈曲させた例の平面図、 図 9は掬い部を波打った断面形状に形成したスプーンの例の側面図、 図 1 0 は図 9の例のスプーンの縦断面図、 図 1 1は全体を細幅板状に形成したスプ —ンの例の斜視図、 図 1 2は図 1 1における掬い部の C一 C， 拡大端面図、 図 1 3は掬い部を断面櫛歯状に形成した例の斜視図、 図 1 4は図 1 3におけ る掬い部の D— D ' 拡大端面図、 図 1 5は肉厚とした掬い部の内側中ほどのみ に多数本の突条を設けて断面櫛歯状の掬い部とした例の斜視図、 図 1 6は図 1 5に おける掬い部の E— E ' 部拡大端面図、 図 1 7は掬い部のスリット状溝を波形に 形成したスプーンの例の平面図、 図 1 8および図 1 9はスリット状溝を葉脈 状に形成したスプーンの例の平面図、 図 2 0は掬い部の歯の断面 犬を真円形 状とした例の図 2相当切断端面図、 図 2 1は歯の断面刺犬を楕円 犬とした例の図 2相当切断端面図、 図 2 2は歯の断面刺犬を掬い部内側が山形となる五角刺犬とし た例の図 2相当切断端面図、 図 2 3は歯の断面 犬を掬い部内側端縁を面取りした 六角 犬とした例の図 2相当切断端面図、 図 2 4は歯の断面制犬を半円または楕円 アーチ 犬とした例の図 2相当切断端面図、 図 2 5は歯の断面 犬を断面略 U字形 状とした例の図 2相当切断端面図、 図 2 6は歯の先端部分のみを細く形成した例の スプーンの平面図、 図 2 7は図 2 6における歯先端部の部分拡大図、 図 2 8は歯の 先端部分を山形にして尖らせた例のスプーンの平面図、 図 2 9は図 2 8における歯 先端部分の部分拡大図、 図 3 0は中央に位置する数本の歯のみ先端部分を尖らせた 例のスプーンの平面図、 図 3 1は図 3 0における歯先端部分の部分拡大図、 図 3 2 は図 1の例のスプーンにおけるスリット状溝に代えて透孔を穿設したスプーンの斜 視図、 図 3 3は図 3 2における掬い部の F— F ' 拡大端面図、 図 3 4は図 1 1の 例のスプーンにおけるスリット状溝に代えて透孔を穿設したスプーンの斜視図、 図 3 5は図 3 4における掬い部の G— G ' 拡大端面図である。 発明を実施するための最良の形態 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an example in which a spoon has a slit-like groove. Fig. 2 is an enlarged end view of A-A 'of the scooping part of the spoon. Fig. 3 is a vertical drawing of a spoon soaked in liquid material. 4 is a perspective view showing the infant performing a spoon operation, FIG. 5 is an enlarged end view of the scooping section B—B ′ in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a scooping section. Fig. 7 is a plan view of an example in which the tip of the scooping part is pointed, Fig. 8 is a plan view of an example in which the scooping part is bent in a direction substantially perpendicular to the handle, 9 is a side view of an example of a spoon in which a scooping portion is formed into a wavy cross-sectional shape, FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view of the spoon of the example of FIG. 9, and FIG. FIG. 12 is an enlarged end view of the scooping section in FIG. 11, and FIG. 13 is a perspective view of an example in which the scooping section is formed in a comb-tooth shape, and FIG. Enlarged end view of D-D 'of the scooping section in 13; Fig. 15 shows an example of a scooping section with a comb-shaped cross section by providing a number of protrusions only in the middle of the thickened scooping section. Fig. 16 is an enlarged end view of the E-E 'portion of the scooping section in Fig. 15; Fig. 17 is a plan view of an example of a spoon in which the slit-like groove of the scooping section is formed in a waveform; And Fig. 19 is a plan view of an example of a spoon in which a slit-like groove is formed in a leaf vein shape. Fig. 20 is a cross-sectional view of a tooth of a scoop portion. Fig. 2 is a cut end view corresponding to Fig. 2 of an example in which a tooth cross-section stab dog is an elliptical dog. Fig. 23 shows a cross-sectional view of a dog. Fig. 2 shows an example of a hexagonal dog with a chamfered inner edge of a scooping part. Fig. 24 shows a dog with a semicircular or elliptical arch dog. Illustration 2 Equivalent cut end view, Fig. 25 is a cross section of the tooth Fig. 2 shows an example of a dog with a substantially U-shaped cross section, Fig. 26 is an equivalent cut end view, and Fig. 26 is a plan view of a spoon with only the tip of the tooth formed thin Fig. 27 is a partially enlarged view of the tooth tip in Fig. 26, and Fig. 28 is the tooth Top view of a spoon with a sharpened tip, Figure 29 is a partially enlarged view of the tip of the tooth in Figure 28, Figure 30 is a sharpened tip of only a few teeth located in the center FIG. 31 is a partially enlarged view of the tooth tip portion in FIG. 30, and FIG. 32 is a perspective view of a spoon having a through hole in place of the slit-shaped groove in the spoon of FIG. FIG. 33 is an enlarged end view of FF ′ of the scooping portion in FIG. 32, and FIG. 34 is a perspective view of a spoon having a through hole in place of the slit-shaped groove in the spoon of the example of FIG. FIG. 35 is an enlarged end view of GG ′ of the scooping section in FIG. 34. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
以下、 本発明の実施形態について、 図面を参照しながら詳細に説明する。 本発明に係る飲食用スプーンは、 «έ*より汎用されているスプーンと同様に、 ス テンレス等の金属材料または合成樹脂材料により形成され 図 1に示されるように、 長尺の柄 1と、 該柄 1の先端側に連設された掬い部 2とから構成される。 図示され た例では、 柄 1力長さ 100mmで幅 15mm、 掬い部 2力 ^長さ 50mmで幅 30mm、 肉厚が 3mmで、 全長 150mmの、 射出^ による合«脂一体成形品としている。 これら柄 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The spoon for eating and drinking according to the present invention is made of a metal material such as stainless steel or a synthetic resin material, as shown in FIG. And a scooping section 2 connected to the tip side of the handle 1. In the example shown in the figure, a handle is 100 mm in length and 15 mm in width, the scooping part is 2 in strength, the length is 50 mm and the width is 30 mm, the wall thickness is 3 mm, and the total length is 150 mm. These patterns
1と掬い部 2を一体成形とせず、 柄 1の部分を別体に形成して、 掬い部 2に対して 螺着'嵌合' g¾等により組み付けることとしてもよい。 The handle 1 and the scooping section 2 may not be integrally formed, but the handle 1 may be formed separately and assembled to the scooping section 2 by screwing 'fitting' g¾.
図 2は、 図 1における掬い部 2の A— A' 線切断端面図である。 掬い部 2の先端 には、 多数本の細幅なスリッ卜状溝 3が穿設されており、 該スリット状溝 3とスリ ッ卜状溝 3の間が長い細幅の歯 4として形成されている。スリッ卜状溝 3の横幅は、 掬い部 2の厚みに応じて設定すればよく、 先に例示した全長 150mmのスプーンであ れば、 スリット状溝 3の横幅と歯 4の横幅は、 ともに 1匪禾艘に言^ Tるとよい。 このように形成したスプーンを用いて、 茶などの液状物や、 スープ等の流動状物 にその掬い部 2を浸すと、 スリット状溝 3内に液状物等が入り、 液状物自体の表面 張力作用によって液状物がそのままスリット状溝 3内で麟される。 液状物内に浸 したスプーンを図 3に示されるように垂直方向に引き上げてもスリット状溝 3内に 液状物が衞寺されるが、 通常のスプーン操作と同様に、 掬い部 2を寝かせて液状物 を掬い上げると、 より多くの量の液状物がスリット状溝 3内に麟される。そして、 図 4や図 5に示されるように掬い部 2を^向に立てるように傾斜させても、 スリ ット状溝 3内の液状物は落下しないのである。 FIG. 2 is an end view cut along the line AA ′ of the scooping section 2 in FIG. A large number of narrow slit-shaped grooves 3 are drilled at the tip of the scooping section 2, and a long narrow tooth 4 is formed between the slit-shaped grooves 3 and the slit-shaped grooves 3. ing. The width of the slit-shaped groove 3 may be set according to the thickness of the scooping part 2. In the case of the spoon having a total length of 150 mm exemplified above, the width of the slit-shaped groove 3 and the width of the teeth 4 are both 1 Say goodbye to bandits. When the scooping part 2 is immersed in a liquid material such as tea or a fluid material such as soup using the spoon formed in this way, the liquid material enters the slit-shaped groove 3 and the surface tension of the liquid material itself By the action, the liquid material is introduced into the slit-shaped groove 3 as it is. Even if the spoon immersed in the liquid is pulled up vertically as shown in Fig. 3, the liquid is still in the slit-shaped groove 3, but the scooping section 2 is laid down as in the normal spoon operation. Liquid When scooping up, a larger amount of liquid material is introduced into the slit-shaped groove 3. Then, even if the scooping section 2 is tilted so as to stand in the vertical direction as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the liquid material in the slit-shaped groove 3 does not fall.
掬い部 2の輪郭職は、 任意に設 ることができる。 例えば、 掬い部 2の左右 いずれか一方側のみを長くして左右非対称形としたり （図 6 ) 、 掬い部 2の先端を 鋭く尖らせたり （図 7 ) 、 柄 1に対して掬い部 2を略直角方向に屈曲形成したり （図 8) することが例示される。 掬い部 2を左右非対称形とした場合は、 皿等の食器の 内周面に沿わせることができ、 食器に盛られた料理を掬い上げ易くなる利点が得ら れる。 また、 掬い部 2の先端を鋭く尖らせた場合は、 煮物など柔らかい固膽を突 き刺し易くなる利点が得られる。 さらに、 柄 1に対して掬い部 2を略直角方向に屈 曲形成した場合は、 幼児や指先障害等でスプーンを正しく握ることができないとき でも柄 1を鷲掴みにした 態 （図 4参照） で掬い部 2を口先に移動させやすい利点 が得られる。  The contour of the scooping section 2 can be set arbitrarily. For example, only one of the left and right sides of the scooping section 2 is lengthened to be asymmetrical (FIG. 6), the tip of the scooping section 2 is sharpened sharply (FIG. 7), and the scooping section 2 is For example, it is bent in a substantially right angle direction (FIG. 8). When the scooping section 2 is asymmetric, the dish can be arranged along the inner peripheral surface of the dish, such as a plate, and the advantage that the dish put on the dish can be easily scooped is obtained. In addition, when the tip of the scooping section 2 is sharply pointed, there is an advantage that soft buffs such as boiled food are easily pierced. Furthermore, if the scooping part 2 is bent at a substantially right angle to the handle 1, even if the spoon cannot be grasped correctly due to an infant or a fingertip obstacle, the handle 1 should be grasped (see Fig. 4). The advantage is obtained that the scooping section 2 can be easily moved to the mouth.
また、 本発明に係る飲食用スプーンにおいては、 通常のスプーンのように掬い部 2がポウル状の湾曲面を有していることは必須要件とされない。 例えば、 掬い部 2 を波打った断面 犬に形成してもよいし （図 9、 図 1 0 ) 、 細幅板状体の一職 IJに 多数本の細幅スリッ卜状溝 3を穿設しただけのスプーンとしてもよい （図 1 1、 図 1 2 ) 。  Further, in the food and drink spoon according to the present invention, it is not essential that the scooping section 2 has a powl-shaped curved surface like a normal spoon. For example, the scooping part 2 may be formed in a wavy cross-section dog (FIGS. 9 and 10), or a number of narrow slit-shaped grooves 3 are formed in a narrow plate-shaped body IJ. It may be a spoon just made (Fig. 11, Fig. 12).
本発明に係る飲食用スプーンでは、 これらスリット状溝 3に代えて、 細幅の突条 を用いても同様な効果が得られる。 すなわち、 掬い部 2の内側に対して長く細幅の 突条 5を間隔を狭めて多数本設けることにより掬い部 2を断面櫛歯状としたり （図 1 3、 図 1 4) 、 肉厚とした掬い部 2の内側中ほどのみに長く細幅の突条 5を狭い 間隔で多数本設けることにより掬い部 2を断面櫛歯状としてもよい （図 1 5、 図 1 6 ) 。 このように掬い部 2を断面櫛歯状とした場合においても、 突条 5間の凹溝内 に入った飲み物等が表面張力により凹溝内に傲寺されることとなる。 なお、 突条 5 を設ける間隔、 つまり凹溝の横幅は、 スリット状溝の場合と同様に約 l mm程度とす ればよいが、 この凹溝の横幅も凹溝の深さとの関係で設定すればよい。 翻つて、 掬レ ^部 2に形 fit るスリット状溝 3は、 直線状に！^されるものではな いし、 必ずしも柄 1の長尺方向に平行に形成しなければならないものでもない。 む しろ、 図 1 7に示されるような波刺犬や、 図 1 8や図 1 9に示される葉脈状に形成 しておけば、 掬い部 2を占めるスリット状溝 3の総表面積の割合が大きくなり、 ス リツト状溝 3内に麟される飲み物等の量も増えるという禾 IJ点が得られる。 In the eating and drinking spoon according to the present invention, the same effect can be obtained by using a narrow ridge instead of the slit-shaped groove 3. That is, the scooping section 2 can be made to have a comb-shaped cross section by providing a large number of long and narrow ridges 5 with a narrow interval between the inside of the scooping section 2 (FIGS. 13 and 14). The scooping section 2 may have a comb-shaped cross section by providing a large number of long and narrow ridges 5 at a small interval only in the middle of the scooping section 2 (FIGS. 15 and 16). Even in the case where the scooping portion 2 has a comb-shaped cross section in this way, drinks and the like that have entered the concave groove between the ridges 5 are arrested in the concave groove due to surface tension. The interval at which the ridges 5 are provided, that is, the lateral width of the concave groove may be about lmm as in the case of the slit groove, but the lateral width of the concave groove is also set in relation to the depth of the concave groove. do it. In turn, the slit-shaped groove 3 that fits into the scoop part 2 is straight! It is not required to be formed, and it is not always necessary to form the handle 1 parallel to the longitudinal direction. On the contrary, if it is formed into a wavy dog as shown in FIG. 17 or a leaf vein as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the ratio of the total surface area of the slit-shaped groove 3 occupying the scooping section 2 is reduced. As a result, the IJ point is obtained, which means that the amount of drinks and the like introduced into the slit-shaped groove 3 increases.
そして、 掬い部 2のスリット状溝 3間における歯 4の断面 犬も、 入り込んだ液 状物等の表丽長力作用を損なわない範囲で種々の刺犬を採用しうる。 例えば、 真円 犬 （図 2 0 ) 、 楕円職 （図 2 1 ) 、 掬い部 2内側を山形に形成した五角職 （図 Also, a dog with a cross section of the teeth 4 between the slit-shaped grooves 3 of the scooping section 2 can employ various stabbing dogs as long as the surface long-acting action of a liquid or the like that has entered is not impaired. For example, a perfect circle dog (Fig. 20), an elliptical job (Fig. 21), a pentagon job with a scooping part 2 formed inside a chevron (Fig.
2 2 ) 、 掬い部 2内側の端縁を面取りした六角 犬 （図 2 3 ) 、 半円または楕円ァ ーチ 犬 （図 2 4) 、 断面略 U字 犬 （図 2 5 ) 等が例示される。 22 2), a hexagonal dog with a chamfered edge inside the scooping section 2 (Fig. 23), a semicircular or elliptical dog (Fig. 24), a dog with a substantially U-shaped cross section (Fig. 25), etc. You.
また、 本発明に係る飲食用スプーンは、 歯がフォークとして機能し、 固形物で あっても歯を突き刺して口に運ぶことができるのであるが、 歯の先端部分をよ り鋭く形成することによって、 合鎖脂製一体鎖品とした場合においても、 m 等ある程度かたい食品をも歯で突き刺すことが可能となる。 例えば、 歯 4の先 ¾ 分 3mm程度のみを細く形成したり （図 2 6、 図 2 7 ) 、 さらに先端部分を山形にし て尖らせたり （図 2 8、 図 2 9 ) することが例示される。 これら図示した例では、 最も外側に位置する歯 4のみを除くすべての歯 4の先端部を鋭く形成しているが、 中央に位置する数本の歯 4だけの先端部分を尖らせても同様な効果が得られる （図 In addition, the eating and drinking spoon according to the present invention has a function that a tooth functions as a fork, and even if it is a solid substance, the tooth can be pierced and carried to the mouth, but by forming the tip of the tooth more sharply, However, even in the case of an integrated chain product made of a combined chain and fat, it is possible to pierce even some hard food such as m with teeth. For example, it is exemplified that the tip of the tooth 4 is formed to be thin at only about 3 mm (FIGS. 26 and 27), and the tip portion is pointed with a mountain shape (FIGS. 28 and 29). You. In these illustrated examples, the tips of all the teeth 4 except for the outermost teeth 4 are sharply formed, but the same applies when the tips of only a few teeth 4 located in the center are sharpened. (See figure
3 0、 図 3 1 ) 。 30, Figure 31).
本発明に係る飲食用スプーンでは、 前述のスリット状溝や突条に代えて小さな透 孔を用いても同様な効果が得られる。 すなわち、 掬い部 2に対して多数個の小さな 透孔 6を穿設すると、 透孔 6内に入った飲み物等がその表面張力作用により透孔 6 内に保持されることとなる。 なお、 透孔 6の直径は、 前述のスリット状溝等の場合 と同様に約 1醒程度でよぐ 透孔 6を穿設する掬い部 2の制犬も任意に選択するこ とができる。 例えば、 先の図 1に示されるスプーンにおけるスリット状溝に代えて 透孔 6を穿設したり （図 3 2、 図 3 3 ) 、 先の図 1 1に示されるスプーンにおける スリット状溝に代えて透孔 6を穿設したりすることが例示される （図 3 4、 図 3 5 ) 。 産業上の利用可能性 In the food and drink spoon according to the present invention, a similar effect can be obtained even if a small through-hole is used in place of the above-mentioned slit-shaped groove or ridge. That is, when a large number of small through-holes 6 are formed in the scooping section 2, drinks and the like that have entered the through-holes 6 are held in the through-holes 6 by the surface tension action. In addition, the diameter of the through hole 6 is set to about one waking in the same manner as in the case of the above-mentioned slit-shaped groove or the like. The dog of the scooping section 2 in which the through hole 6 is formed can be arbitrarily selected. For example, a through hole 6 may be formed instead of the slit-shaped groove in the spoon shown in FIG. 1 (FIGS. 32 and 33), or the slit-shaped groove in the spoon shown in FIG. It is exemplified that the through hole 6 is drilled through the hole (FIGS. 34 and 35). Industrial applicability
以上のように、 本発明に係る飲食用スプーンは、 掬い上げた茶やスープ等 がスリツト状溝等に保持されてこぼれ落ちないので、 スプーンを持つことに 興味を抱いた幼児の練習用や、 手先の機能が不自由な人のリハビリ訓練用と して、 また、 少量ずつしか食べ物を摂取することのできない老人介護用とし て、 好適に使用される。  As described above, the food and drink spoon according to the present invention is used for practicing infants who are interested in holding the spoon, because tea or soup that has been scooped is held in a slit-like groove or the like and does not fall out. It is suitably used for rehabilitation training for people with disabilities and for nursing care of elderly people who can only eat small amounts of food.

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1. 柄 （1) の先端に掬い部 （2) を備えたスプーンにおいて、 掬い部 （2) に対して複数本の長い細幅スリット状溝 （3) を設けてなる飲食用スプ ーン。 1. A spoon with a scooping part (2) at the tip of the handle (1), wherein a plurality of long narrow slit-shaped grooves (3) are provided in the scooping part (2).
2. スリット状溝 （3) が、 スプーンの柄 （1) の長尺方向に平行に設けら れていることを特徴とする請求の範囲 1記載の飲食用スプーン。  2. The food and drink spoon according to claim 1, wherein the slit-like groove (3) is provided in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the spoon handle (1).
3. スリット状溝 （3) の先端部分を尖らせたことを特徴とする請求の範囲 1または 2記載の飲食用スプーン。  3. The food and drink spoon according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a tip portion of the slit-shaped groove (3) is sharpened.
4. スリット状溝に代えて掬い部 （2) の内側に複数本の突条 （5) を狭い 間隔で設けたことを特徴とする請求の範囲 1または 2記載の飲食用スプ ーン。 4. The food and drink spoon according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of ridges (5) are provided at narrow intervals inside the scooping part (2) instead of the slit-shaped groove.
5. スリット状溝に代えて掬い部 （2) に複数個の小透孔 （6) を設けたこ とを特徴とする請求の範囲 1または 2記載の飲食用スプーン。  5. The food and drink spoon according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of small through holes (6) are provided in the scooping part (2) instead of the slit-shaped groove.
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