Bread holding plate

Abstract

We provide a bread-holding plate that allows people with limited hand dexterity to safely spread butter on toast with a butter knife using only one hand, regardless of the size or thickness of the toast. [Solution] The bread holding plate 1 is used by being placed on a plate 10 and comprises a flat plate body 2 on which toast 11 is placed, and a support member 3 on which an upper suction cup 3a and a lower suction cup 3b are detachably attached to the lower surface of the plate body 2 and the surface of the plate 10, respectively. The plate body 2 has a bottom with numerous holes 4 that are open on the top side and are formed all over its surface, and the toast is placed on the top surface.

Description

Technical Field

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[0001] The present invention relates to a plate for preventing the lateral sliding of the placed bread. When a person with a disability applies butter to the bread with, for example, a butter knife with only one hand, it is possible to apply the butter without the bread sliding laterally even without placing the other hand on the edge of the bread.

Background Art

[0002] Generally, when applying butter to the surface of toasted bread with, for example, a butter knife, first place the toasted bread on a flat plate. For a healthy person, even when applying the butter while sliding the butter knife held in the other hand while holding down the edge of the bread placed on the plate with one hand, the bread does not slide laterally on the plate due to the frictional force between the butter and the bread surface. [[ID=​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​However, people with disabilities in their hands may not be able to move their hands smoothly, which could lead to them accidentally touching an electric heater.

[0008] Incidentally, the inventor of this invention, with consideration for people with disabilities in their hands, discovered that by providing numerous pointed protrusions on the surface of the plate on which the toast is placed, when butter is spread on the surface of the toast with a butter knife, the underside of the toast can be inserted into the protrusions, preventing the toast from sliding sideways.

[0009] Furthermore, the inventors have discovered that by providing a frame on the surface of the plate into which the toast fits, it is possible to prevent the toast from sliding sideways even when butter is applied with a butter knife while the toast is stored within this frame. [Prior art documents] [Patent Documents]

[0010] [Patent Document 1] Publicly Published Practical Gazette, Showa 51-22578 [Overview of the project] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0011] However, a design with numerous pointed protrusions on the surface of the plate poses a risk of people with disabilities accidentally placing their hands on the tips of these protrusions. Furthermore, a design with a frame on the surface of the plate requires multiple types to accommodate different toast thicknesses and lengths.

[0012] The purpose of this invention is to provide a bread holding plate that allows even people with limited hand dexterity to safely spread butter on toast with a butter knife using only one hand, regardless of the size or thickness of the toast. [Means for solving the problem]

[0013] The first configuration of a bread-holding plate that realizes the objective of the present invention is a bread-holding plate that is placed on a plate, comprising a flat plate body on which toast is placed, and one or more support members that are removably attached to the lower surface of the plate body and the surface of the plate, respectively, and support the plate body on the plate, wherein the plate body has a bottom or a number of holes that are open at least on the upper side and go all over its entire surface, and toast is placed on the upper surface.

[0014] A second configuration of the bread-holding plate that realizes the objective of the present invention is a bread-holding plate with the first configuration, wherein the support member has an upper suction cup integrally provided on a lower suction cup, the upper suction cup is attached to the lower surface of the plate body, the lower suction cup is attached to the surface of the tray, and the hole is made into a bottomed hole. [Effects of the Invention]

[0015] According to this invention, by placing the bread-holding plate on a plate, the resistance provided by the holes prevents the toast from sliding sideways, allowing you to easily spread butter, jam, or margarine on the bread with one hand. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0016] [Figure 1] This is a top view showing an embodiment of the bread-holding plate according to the present invention. [Figure 2] Figure 1 is a side view of the bread holding plate in use. [Figure 3] This is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in Figure 1. [Figure 4] Figure 1 is a rear view of the bread holding plate. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0017] The bread support plate of this invention will be described below based on the embodiment shown in the drawings.

[0018] The bread holding plate 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is composed of a plate body 2 formed in a rectangular flat plate shape of a square or a rectangle, and two support members 3 attached to the lower surface 2b of the plate body 2.

[0019] The plate body 2 is formed in a rectangular flat plate shape from materials such as plastic, metals such as aluminum, and ceramics, and has a certain thickness. The toast 11 is placed on the surface of the upper surface 2a of the plate body 2. The size of the plate body 2 has a size that can accommodate a commercially available general-sized bread (toast) 11, and in this embodiment, it is slightly smaller than the toast 11. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 2, the lower surface of the toast 11 abuts against the side edge 2c on the upper surface 2a side of the plate body 2. When the toast 11 is baked in a toaster or the like, the surface becomes slightly rough, for example, serrated, so the serrated portion of the lower surface of the toast 11 catches on the side edge 2c on the upper surface 2a side of the plate body 2, and the frictional force increases.

[0020] The support member 3 has a configuration in which two suction cups 3a and 3b are integrally provided vertically, and the upper suction cup 3a, which is the upper suction cup, is adsorbed on the lower surface of the plate body 2. Also, the lower suction cup 3b, which is the lower suction cup, is adsorbed on the surface of the dish 10 on which the plate body 2 is placed. The two support members 3 have the same dimensions and are sized so that when arranged side by side and adsorbed on the lower surface of the plate body 2, they do not protrude from the plate body 2. In this embodiment, two support members 3 are provided, but if it is of a size that can be adsorbed on the entire surface of the plate body 2, one may be provided, or three or more may be provided. By providing them so that they can be evenly adsorbed on the dish 10, the plate body 2 can be stably supported without sliding with respect to the dish 10 when applying butter to the plate body 2 with a butter knife with respect to the dish 10.

[0021] Further, the support member 3 is not limited to the configuration in which the upper suction cup 3a is integrally provided on the lower suction cup 3b. Instead of the suction cup, a sheet of a high-friction member such as silicon rubber having adhesiveness may be attached to the surface of the disk-shaped substrate, and the plate body 2 and the dish 10 may be easily removed from the surface. Either the upper or lower one may be a suction cup, and the other may be a configuration using silicon rubber.

[0022] In the present embodiment, the plate body 2 is provided with a large number of hole portions 4 having openings 4a on the upper surface. The hole portion 4 is a bottomed hole portion having a bottom portion 4b, and the opening 4a is a round hole having a circular shape. The large number of hole portions 4 are arranged in a matrix on the plate body 2. In the present embodiment, the hole portion 4 has a bottom so that the lower surface 2b of the plate body 2 is a flat surface without unevenness over the entire surface, and the upper suction cup 3a of each support member 3 can be adsorbed on the lower surface 2b of the plate body 2.

[0023] The support member 3 makes the plate body 2 removable from the dish 10, and further makes the support member 3 removable from the plate body 2, so that the plate body 2 can be easily washed with water.

[0024] The bread support plate 1 having the above-described configuration adsorbs the upper suction cups 3a of the respective support members 3 to the lower surface 2b of the plate body 2, and adsorbs the lower suction cups 3b of the respective support members 3 to the upper surface of the dish 10 to fix the plate body 2 on the dish 10. Next, a toasted bread (toast) 11 baked by a toaster or the like is placed on the upper surface of the plate body 2. At that time, the toast 11 is lightly pressed against the plate body 2. The lower surface of the toast 11 is rough, for example, standing on end, and the standing-on-end portion enters the hole portion 4 of the plate body 2.

[0025] Next, when spreading butter on the surface of the toast 11 by sliding the butter knife, the rough parts of the toast 11, including the frayed parts, catch on the edges of the openings 4a of the holes 4. Since there are many holes 4, this catch generates a large frictional force against lateral sliding when spreading butter on the surface of the toast 11 by pressing and sliding the butter knife, preventing the toast 11 from sliding sideways against the plate body 2.

[0026] Therefore, butter can be applied to the toast 11 with a butter knife using only one hand. Since the top surface 2a of the plate body 2 is only provided with the opening 4a of the hole 4, it is safe even if the palm of the hand is accidentally placed on the top surface 2a of the plate body 2.

[0027] In the embodiment described above, the hole 4 is a round hole, but it is not limited to this, and may be a square hole, an elliptical hole, a polygonal hole such as a triangle, etc. Also, the hole 4 is a bottomed hole, but it may be a through hole.

[0028] If the hole 4 is a through hole, the support member 3 is configured such that the upper suction cup 3a is replaced with a flat disc-shaped portion on the lower suction cup 3b, and one or more fitting protrusions are provided on the disc portion that tightly fit into the hole that penetrates it. The fitting protrusions on the disc portion are then detachably inserted into the through hole of the plate body 2 from below, and the support member 3 is fixed to the plate body 2.

[0029] The numerous holes 4 provided across the entire surface of the plate body 2 are arranged in a matrix, but they may also be arranged randomly. Furthermore, the plate body 2 is shown as a rectangular flat plate, but it may also be a circular flat plate.

[0030] Furthermore, although this embodiment was described using the example of spreading butter on toast, it may also be used when spreading jam or honey. [Explanation of symbols]

[0031] 1: Bread holding plate 2: Plate body 2a: Top 2b: Bottom 2c: Side 3: Support components 3a: Upper suction cup 3b: Lower suction cup 4: Acupoint 4a: Opening 4b: Bottom 10:Pan 11:Toro

Claims

1. A bread-holding plate that is placed on a plate, A flat plate body on which toast is placed, One or more support members are removably attached to the lower surface of the plate body and the surface of the tray, respectively, and support the plate body on the tray. Equipped with, The bread-holding plate is characterized in that the plate body has a number of holes formed all over its surface, which are either closed-bottom or through-holes, with at least the top side being open, and toast is placed on the top surface.

2. In the bread holding plate according to claim 1, The support member is configured such that an upper suction cup is integrally provided on a lower suction cup, the upper suction cup adheres to the lower surface of the plate body, the lower suction cup adheres to the surface of the tray, and the hole is a bottomed hole.

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