How to hold chopsticks manual

A manual structured as a booklet with pages on chopstick holding, moving, and pinching, along with behavior pages, addresses the lack of teaching materials for learning beautiful chopstick techniques, facilitating effective learning and correction of improper methods.

JP3251325UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-19中原 麻衣子
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Application Number
JP2025000867U
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Utility models
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-19
Publication Date
2025-05-19
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-19

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

There is a lack of teaching materials and opportunities for learning beautiful ways to hold and use chopsticks, which can lead to incorrect techniques being practiced.

Method used

A manual that includes pages on holding, moving, and pinching chopsticks, as well as behaving gracefully during meals, is provided. This manual is structured as a booklet with sequentially stacked pages, allowing for easy learning and correction of improper techniques.

Benefits of technology

The manual enables users to easily learn and practice beautiful chopstick techniques, enhancing the learning effect and allowing for quick correction of incorrect methods.

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Abstract

To provide a manual on how to hold chopsticks, enabling a person to easily learn how to hold chopsticks beautifully. [Solution] The chopsticks holding manual includes a how to hold chopsticks page that describes how to hold them beautifully, a how to move chopsticks page that describes how to move them beautifully, a how to hold chopsticks page that describes how to pick up food with the chopsticks, and a how to behave page that describes how to behave with grace when eating.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a manual on how to hold chopsticks.

Background Art

[0002] Beautiful ways of holding chopsticks can provide a pleasant feeling to people around who see them.

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0003] However, there are few teaching materials or opportunities to learn beautiful ways of holding chopsticks.

[0004] An object of this invention is to provide a manual on how to hold chopsticks that enables people to easily learn beautiful ways of holding chopsticks in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] This invention is a manual used for learning or teaching how to hold chopsticks, comprising a holding page on which methods of beautifully holding chopsticks are described, a moving page on which methods of beautifully moving chopsticks are described, a pinching page on which methods of pinching food with chopsticks are described, and is a manual on how to hold chopsticks in which the holding page, the moving page, and the pinching page are sequentially stacked and arranged from the front cover to the back cover and stapled at one end.

[0006] Preferably, it further comprises a behavior page on which methods of behaving gracefully during meals are described.

Effects of the Invention

[0007] According to this invention, a manual on how to hold chopsticks that enables people to easily learn beautiful ways of holding chopsticks can be provided.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0009] Hereinafter, the chopstick holding method manual 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. The chopstick holding method manual 11 has a description that can easily grasp the beautiful use of chopsticks, and can enhance the effect of self-study or the guidance of others. As a result, incorrect chopstick holding methods can be corrected in a short time.

[0010] FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an example of the page configuration of the chopstick holding method manual 11 according to the embodiment. The chopstick holding method manual 11 is a manual used to learn or teach the chopstick holding method. The chopstick holding method manual 11 includes, for example, a chopstick holding page 21, a chopstick moving page 23, a pinching page 25, and a behavior page 26. Note that a chopstick selection page may be provided before the chopstick holding page 21. The chopstick-holding method manual 11 is configured as a booklet or the like in which the chopstick-holding page 21, the chopstick-moving method page 23, the pinching method page 25, and the behavior method page 26 are stacked in order from the front cover to the back cover and stapled at one end. For the stapling method, for example, a thread-like member or an adhesive is used.

[0011] The chopstick selection method page is a page on which criteria for selecting the length of chopsticks according to the size of the hand are described. The chopstick-holding method page 21 is a page on which a method of holding chopsticks beautifully is described together with images or patterns. The chopstick-moving method page 23 is a page on which a beautiful way of moving chopsticks is described together with images or patterns. In this embodiment, "beautiful" refers to a predetermined way of holding and moving chopsticks based on traditional criteria. The pinching method page 25 is a page on which a method of pinching food with chopsticks is described together with images or patterns. The behavior method page 27 is a page on which a method of behaving gracefully is described together with images or patterns. In this embodiment, "gracefully" refers to a predetermined way of behaving based on traditional criteria. The pages of this embodiment are composed of sheet-like members such as paper.

[0012] Figure 2 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the chopstick-holding method page 21 of the chopstick-holding method manual 11 of this embodiment. As shown in Figure 2, on the chopstick-holding method page 21, the process of holding chopsticks and items to be confirmed are described in photos or diagrams. Also, on the chopstick-holding method page 21, it is described that the upper chopstick rides on the side of the nail of the middle finger, the lower chopstick rides on the side of the nail of the ring finger, the two chopsticks are parallel, the middle finger does not touch the lower chopstick, a space is created in the palm of the hand where an egg can fit, the tip of the chopsticks rides on the base of the thumb, and items to be confirmed such as relaxing the hand strength are described.

[0013] Figure 3 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the chopstick-moving method page 23 of the chopstick-holding method manual 11 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, on the Chopstick Movement Page 23, the process of beautiful chopstick movement and the items to be confirmed are described in photos or drawings. Also, on the Chopstick Movement Page 23, items to be confirmed such as holding the chopsticks beautifully, removing the hand strength, raising and lowering the chopsticks with the middle finger, and not crushing the space of the egg are described in order to move the chopsticks correctly.

[0014] FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the Pinching Page 25 of the Chopstick Holding Manual 11 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, on the Pinching Page 25, the process of pinching food with chopsticks and the items to be confirmed are described in photos or drawings. Also, on the Pinching Page 25, items to be confirmed such as pinching gently, not moving the lower chopstick, raising and lowering the upper chopstick only with the middle finger, removing the hand strength, and using a craft ball instead of food for training are described.

[0015] FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the Behavior Page 27 of the Chopstick Holding Manual 11 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, on the Behavior Page 27, the method of behaving gracefully during a meal and the items to be confirmed are described in photos or drawings. Also, on the Behavior Page 27, items to be confirmed such as not leaning the back against the chair, placing the feet on the floor, removing the hand strength, moving the chopsticks with the chopsticks lying down, lifting gently with three fingers, and returning gently with three fingers are described.

[0016] Hereinafter, the learning process of the beautiful way of using chopsticks using the Chopstick Holding Manual 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the learning process of the beautiful way of using chopsticks using the Chopstick Holding Manual 11 according to the embodiment. This learning process is also applicable in the guidance process. Each step will be described.

[0017] Step ST1: The learner observes the way to hold chopsticks on page 21 shown in Figure 2 and grasps and practices the way to hold chopsticks.

[0018] Step ST2: The learner observes the way to move chopsticks on page 23 shown in Figure 3 and grasps and practices the way to move chopsticks.

[0019] Step ST3: The learner observes the way to pick up food with chopsticks on page 25 shown in Figure 4 and grasps and practices the way to pick up food with chopsticks.

[0020] Step ST4: The learner observes the way of behavior during meals on page 27 of the way of behavior shown in Figure 5 and grasps and practices the way of behavior during meals.

[0021] According to the above-mentioned chopstick-holding manual 11, the beautiful way of using chopsticks can be easily grasped, so the learning effect of oneself or the guidance of others can be enhanced. According to the chopstick-holding manual 11, the incorrect way of holding chopsticks can be corrected and overcome in a short time.

[0022] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. That is, those skilled in the art may make various changes, combinations, sub-combinations, and substitutions with respect to the components of the above-described embodiments within the technical scope of the present invention or its equivalent scope.

[0023] The arrangement of the above-described respective regions and the display form within each region are examples, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the chopstick-holding manual 11 of the above-described embodiment, a configuration including the chopstick-holding page 21, the chopstick-moving page 23, the picking-up page 25, and the behavior page 27 has been exemplified, but the behavior page 27 may not be provided. In addition to these pages, pages for practice may be provided using daily meals as an example.

Industrial Applicability

[0024] The present invention is applicable to the chopstick-holding method manual.

Explanation of Signs

[0025] 11…Chopstick-holding method manual 21…Chopstick-holding page 23…Chopstick-moving page 25…Pinching page 27…Behavior page

Claims

1. A manual for use in learning or teaching how to hold chopsticks, A page on how to hold chopsticks beautifully, and A page on how to use chopsticks beautifully, A page on how to hold food with chopsticks, and Equipped with The holding page, the operation page, and the insertion page are arranged in order from the cover to the back side and bound at one end. A manual on how to hold chopsticks.

2. A page on how to behave respectfully during meals The chopsticks holding manual according to claim 1, further comprising:

3. A page on how to choose chopsticks that explains how to choose chopsticks The chopsticks holding manual according to claim 1, further comprising: