Chopsticks with a spoon

Abstract

Normally, chopsticks are used to pick up food using the hand and some fingers, then bring it to the mouth and eat. However, as people age, physical changes often make it difficult to use chopsticks, and they tend to use spoons or forks more often. These chopsticks are made of plastic and have an arc-shaped section, a fitting section, and a gripping section. One of the two rod-shaped rods in the gripping section is replaced with a spoon-shaped rod, which is then molded into a single piece and fitted together at the fitting section to form the chopsticks. The upper part of the arc-shaped section has a spring, and the user grips both sides of the arc-shaped section with their entire hand and fingers, sliding the rod inside the fitting section to open and close the gripping section, pick up food, and bring it to their mouth to eat. Foods that are difficult to grasp or soups can be eaten using a spoon. These chopsticks can be used for caregiving, but they are also self-feeding chopsticks for people who want to eat independently. They can help people with weak strength (those experiencing numbness, pain, or paralysis in their hands, fingers, arms, etc., the elderly, disabled people, sick people, injured people), foreigners, and young children to eat independently. They are easy to use and have features to prevent slipping and breakage of the upper spring section. These chopsticks are easy for ordinary people to use. Because they do not use metal springs, they are easy to recycle and are an SDG-compliant product.

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