eating utensils

Abstract

To provide a dining utensil with a spoon function or a fork function and a knife function which enables a user to cut an object to be cut by applying a sufficient force to a cutting edge while pressing the object to be cut so as to smoothly and easily cut the object to be cut when using a knife part.SOLUTION: A dining utensil 10 with a knife function includes a scoop-up part 20 that is provided with a fork part 21 having a plurality of cutting edges 22, the fork part 21 being formed by providing at least one cut at the end part of the scoop-up part 20 along a longitudinal direction X; and a handle part 30 connected to a base end part 23 of the scoop-up part 20. A knife part 41 is formed across the lower surface part of the handle 30 from the lower surface part of the base end part 23 of the scoop-up part 20 along the longitudinal direction X on the lower surface side of the dining utensil 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an eating utensil that combines the functions of a spoon or fork and a knife. [Background technology]

[0002] Eating spoons or forks that also function as knives are widely used to enable eating various types of food, such as meat, fish, noodles, soup, etc., with a single eating utensil. Such eating spoons or forks have a structure in which a knife part is formed on the side of a scooping part or fork part provided at one end of a handle (Patent Documents 1 and 2), or a structure in which a knife part is formed at the other end of the handle opposite the end where the spoon part or fork part is provided (Patent Document 3). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3215305 [Patent Document 2] Publication No. 3-58173 [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-246864 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, with both structures in which the knife part is formed on the side of the scooping or fork part at one end of the handle of a spoon or fork, and structures in which the knife part is formed on the other end opposite the end of the handle where the scooping or fork part is located, when using the knife part, the user's grip position is far from the knife part, so it is not possible to apply sufficient force to the cutting edge while holding the object to be cut so that it does not move, and so cutting is not possible smoothly and easily.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims to provide an eating utensil that combines the functions of a spoon or fork and a knife, which allows the cutting tool to be cut by applying sufficient force to the cutting edge while holding the object to be cut so that the object can be cut smoothly and easily when using the knife part. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The invention of claim 1 provides an eating utensil that gives a knife function to a spoon comprising a scooping part with a fork part having multiple cutting edges, the fork part being formed by providing at least one notch along the longitudinal direction at the tip of the scooping part, and a handle part connected to the base end of the scooping part, and the eating utensil has a protrusion on the underside of the eating utensil that is integrally molded with the base end of the scooping part and the handle part along the longitudinal direction from the underside of the base end of the scooping part to the underside of the handle part, and the protrusion is , with sawtooth It is characterized by having a knife section.

[0007] The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that in the eating utensil of claim 1, a flat portion is formed on the upper surface of the handle portion opposite the knife portion.

[0009] Claim 3 The invention described is an eating utensil that has a fork portion with multiple cutting points and a handle portion connected to the base end of the fork portion, and that has knife functions. The eating utensil has a protrusion on the underside of the eating utensil that is integrally molded with the base end of the fork portion and the handle portion along the longitudinal direction from the underside of the base end of the fork portion to the underside of the handle portion, and the protrusion is , with sawtooth It is characterized by having a knife section.

[0010] Claim 4 The invention described is 3 The eating utensil described above is characterized in that a flat portion is formed on the upper surface of the handle portion opposite the knife portion. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] According to the invention of claim 1, the eating utensil has a convex portion on the underside of the eating utensil along the longitudinal direction, which is integrally molded with the base end of the scooping part and the handle, and extends from the underside of the base end of the scooping part to the underside of the handle, and the convex portion is , with sawtooth Since the knife part is provided, when using the eating utensil, the user can apply force to the upper surface of the handle part on the opposite side of the knife part, thereby applying sufficient force to the cutting edge while pressing down on the object to be cut from above, thereby allowing the object to be cut smoothly and easily. In addition, since the knife portion has sawtooth, the object to be cut can be pulled through, making it possible to cut the object more smoothly and easily.

[0013] According to the invention of claim 2, a flat portion is formed on the upper surface of the handle on the opposite side of the knife portion, so that when using the knife portion, force can be applied by pressing the flat portion of the handle on the opposite side of the knife portion with a finger, making it easier to apply force to the cutting edge, thereby allowing for smoother cutting.

[0015] Claim 3 According to the invention, the eating utensil has a protrusion on the underside of the eating utensil along the longitudinal direction, which is integrally molded with the base end of the fork and the handle, extending from the underside of the base end of the fork to the underside of the handle, and the protrusion is , with sawtooth Since the knife part is provided, when using the eating utensil, the user can apply force to the upper surface of the handle part on the opposite side of the knife part, thereby applying sufficient force to the cutting edge while pressing down on the object to be cut from above, thereby allowing the object to be cut smoothly and easily. In addition, since the knife portion has sawtooth, the object to be cut can be pulled through, making it possible to cut the object more smoothly and easily.

[0016] Claim 4 According to the invention, a flat portion is formed on the upper surface of the handle on the opposite side of the knife portion, so that when using the knife portion, force can be applied by pressing the flat portion of the handle on the opposite side of the knife portion with a finger, making it easier to apply force to the cutting edge, thereby allowing for smoother cutting. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0018] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing eating utensils according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. [Figure 2] FIG. 10 is a front view showing the eating utensil [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a plan view (top view) showing the eating utensils. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a bottom view (bottom side view) showing the eating utensil. [Figure 5] Cross section of line VV in Figure 3 [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a front view showing the eating utensil placed on a table [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing eating utensils according to a second embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a front view showing the eating utensil [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a plan view (top view) showing the eating utensils. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a bottom view (bottom side view) showing the eating utensil. [Figure 11] Cross section of line XI-XI in Figure 9 [Figure 12] FIG. 10 is a front view showing the eating utensil placed on a table DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0019] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The eating utensil 10 of the first embodiment, which is an eating spoon with knife functionality, is configured to have a scooping portion 20 with a fork portion 21, a handle portion 30, and one protrusion 40 with a knife portion 41 located on the underside of the eating utensil 10, as shown in Figures 1 to 5.

[0020] As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the scooping portion 20 according to this embodiment is configured to have a fork portion 21 at its tip and a base portion 23 at its rear end that connects to the handle portion 30. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the fork portion 21 has a plurality of cutting edges 22 formed by providing notches at the tip of the scooping portion 20 along the longitudinal direction X of the eating utensil 10, and the base portion 23 is configured to connect to the handle portion 30. In this way, by having a scooping portion equipped with a fork portion, it is possible to roll up noodles, skewer meat or fish, and scoop up soup or shredded food. In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, three notches are provided at the tip of the scooping portion 20, resulting in a fork portion 21 with four cutting edges 22. Furthermore, the length L1 of the notch in the longitudinal direction X is set so as to ensure both the fork function and the spoon function, and in particular, it is preferable that the length of the scooping portion 20 be approximately one-third of the length L2 in the longitudinal direction X of the remaining portion excluding the base end portion 23.

[0021] 1 to 4, the handle 30 according to this embodiment is configured so that its tip side connects to the base end 23 of the scooping part 20. This allows the user to hold the handle 30 when using the eating utensil 10 to eat or drink.

[0022] 1 to 3, handle 30 according to this embodiment has a flat portion 34 formed on the upper surface of handle 30 opposite knife portion 41 so that the user of eating utensil 10 can place his / her finger on it when using knife portion 41. This allows the user of eating utensil 10 to apply force by pressing flat portion 34 of handle 30 opposite knife portion 41 with his / her finger from above when using knife portion 41 (for example, by pressing flat portion 34 with his / her index finger), making it easier to apply force to the cutting edge.

[0023] Furthermore, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, the handle 30 according to this embodiment is configured with a round hole 31 formed at the rear end of the handle 30, penetrating from the upper surface 32 to the lower surface 33. This allows multiple eating utensils 10 to be carried together by passing a ring or the like through the round hole 31. Also, two eating utensils 10 according to this embodiment can be used as tongs at the same time. In this case, by passing a ring or the like through the round holes 31 of the two eating utensils 10, the two eating utensils 10 can be prevented from becoming separated.

[0024] 6, the handle 30 according to this embodiment is configured so that the underside of the rear end of the handle 30 is flat. As a result, when the eating utensil 10 is placed on the table T with the protrusion 40 facing downward (towards the table T), the flat portion 35 of the underside 33 of the rear end of the handle 30 comes into flat contact with the table surface, and the eating utensil 10 can be supported by the flat portion 35 of the underside 33 of the rear end of the handle 30 and the tip of the protrusion 40, allowing the eating utensil 10 to be placed in a stable manner. When placing the eating utensil 10 on the table T, the eating utensil 10 is supported by the flat portion 35 on the underside 33 at the rear end of the handle 30 and the tip of the convex portion 40, so that the eating utensil 10 can be placed in a stable manner.The center of gravity G of the eating utensil 10 in this embodiment is located in the center of the width direction Y of the handle 30 as shown in Figure 4, and between two support positions in the longitudinal direction X of the eating utensil 10 as shown in Figure 6, i.e., between the support portion of the flat portion 35 on the underside 33 of the handle 30 and the support portion of the tip of the convex portion 40.

[0025] The protrusion 40 having the knife portion 41 according to this embodiment is shown in FIG. ~5 1, on the underside of the eating utensil 10, a portion extending from the underside of the base end 23 of the scooping portion 20 to the underside of the handle portion 30 along the longitudinal direction X of the eating utensil 10 is provided. The base end 23 of the scooping part 20 and the handle part 30 are integrally molded. The protrusion 40 is configured to have a knife portion 41 formed at the tip thereof. As a result, when a user of the eating utensil 10 brings food to his / her mouth, the knife portion 41 is attached to the bottom surface of the base end 23 of the scooping portion 20 and the bottom surface of the handle 30. The base end 23 of the scooping part 20 and the handle part 30 are integrally molded.The knife portion 41 of the protrusion 40 does not come into contact with the mouth, preventing the user from cutting their mouth with the knife portion 41. Furthermore, since both the scooping portion 20 and the knife portion 41 are located forward of the user's grip of the eating utensil 10 (toward the tip of the eating utensil 10), any substance that adheres to these portions when using the scooping portion 20 or the knife portion 41, particularly liquid substances such as soup or sauce, drips away from the user's grip when using the eating utensil 10, preventing the user's hands from getting dirty. Note that the protrusion 40 with the knife portion 41 according to this embodiment is located on the underside of the eating utensil 10, in the center of the width direction Y of the handle portion 30, as shown in Figures 1 to 5, and extends from the underside of the base end 23 of the scooping portion 20 to the central region of the underside of the handle portion 30 along the longitudinal direction X of the eating utensil 10. The base end 23 of the scooping part 20 and the handle part 30 are integrally molded. 2, the knife portion 41 formed at the tip of the protrusion 40 has sawtooth edges 42. This arrangement of the protrusions 40 allows the user of the eating utensil 10 to grip the portion of the handle 30 where the protrusions 40 are not formed, preventing the user's fingers from being injured by the knife portion 41. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6, the dimension H (maximum height H) in the height direction Z of the protrusions 40 is set so that, from a hygienic standpoint, when the eating utensil 10 is placed on table T, the underside of the scooping portion 20 is spaced away from the table surface.

[0026] Next, an eating utensil 50 in which a eating fork has knife functions according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in Figures 7 to 11, the eating utensil 50 according to the second embodiment, which is a dining fork with knife functionality, is configured with a fork portion 60, a handle portion 30, and one protrusion 40 with a knife portion 41 located on the underside of the eating utensil 50. The components of the eating utensil 10 according to the first embodiment and the eating utensil 50 according to the second embodiment differ in the configuration of the components arranged at the tip of the handle portion 30. That is, in the case of the eating utensil 10 according to the first embodiment, the scooping portion 20 with the fork portion 21 is arranged at the tip of the handle portion 30, while in the case of the eating utensil 50 according to the second embodiment, the fork portion 60 is arranged at the tip of the handle portion 30. Therefore, the same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[0027] As shown in Figures 7 to 10, the fork part 60 according to this embodiment is configured to have a plurality of cutting points 61 at its tip and a base part 62 at its rear end that connects to the handle part 30, and the base part 62 is configured to connect to the handle part 30. By providing the fork part in this way, it is possible to roll up noodles and stab meat or fish. In this embodiment, the fork part 60 is configured to have four cutting points 61, as shown in Figures 9 and 10.

[0028] As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the handle 30 according to this embodiment is configured so that its tip end portion is connected to the base end portion 62 of the fork portion 60.

[0029] The protrusion 40 having the knife portion 41 according to this embodiment is shown in FIG. ~11 1, on the underside of the eating utensil 50, a portion extending from the underside of the base end 62 of the fork 60 to the underside of the handle 30 along the longitudinal direction X of the eating utensil 50 is provided. The base end 62 of the fork 60 and the handle 30 are integrally molded. The protrusions 40 are configured so that the knife portion 41 is formed at the tip of the protrusion 40. As a result, when a user of the eating utensil 50 brings food to his / her mouth, the fork portion 60 is cut from the underside of the base end 62 of the fork portion 60 to the underside of the handle portion 30. The base end 62 of the fork 60 and the handle 30 are integrally molded.Since the knife portion 41 of the protrusion 40 does not come into contact with the mouth, the user can be prevented from cutting their mouth with the knife portion 41. Furthermore, since both the fork portion 60 and the knife portion 41 are located forward of the user's gripping position of the eating utensil 50 (toward the tip of the eating utensil 50), any substance that adheres to the fork portion 60 or the knife portion 41 when using the eating utensil 50, particularly liquid substances such as soup or sauce, drips in the direction opposite to the user's gripping position when the eating utensil 50 is in use, so the user's hands do not get dirty. Note that the protrusion 40 with the knife portion 41 according to this embodiment is located on the underside of the eating utensil 50, in the center of the width direction Y of the handle portion 30, as shown in Figures 7 to 11, and extends from the underside of the base end 62 of the fork portion 60 to the central region of the underside of the handle portion 30 along the longitudinal direction X of the eating utensil 50. The base end 62 of the fork 60 and the handle 30 are integrally molded. 12, when the eating utensil 50 is placed on the table T, the dimension H (maximum height H) in the height direction Z of the protrusion 40 is set so that the underside of the fork part 60 is spaced away from the table surface from the viewpoint of hygiene.

[0030] The eating utensils 10 according to the first embodiment and the eating utensils 50 according to the second embodiment can be made from any of metals such as stainless steel, silver, and aluminum, plastics, ceramics, or wood.

[0031] According to the first embodiment, the eating utensil 10 has a protrusion 40 on the underside of the eating utensil 10 along the longitudinal direction X, which is integrally molded with the base end 23 of the scooping part 20 and the handle part 30 from the underside of the base end 23 of the scooping part 20 to the underside of the handle part 30. The protrusion 40 is , having sawtooth 42 Since the knife part 41 is provided, when the user of the eating utensil 10 uses the knife part 41, he or she can apply sufficient force to the cutting edge while pressing down on the object to be cut from above by applying force to the upper surface of the handle part on the opposite side of the knife part, and thus can cut the object smoothly and easily. In addition, the knife section 41 has sawtooth 42, which allows the object to be pulled through, making it possible to cut the object more smoothly and easily. That is, even meat that contains a lot of sinew and fiber can be cut easily and smoothly by pulling through using the sawtooth 42.

[0032] According to the second embodiment, the eating utensil 50 has a protrusion 40 on the underside of the eating utensil 50 along the longitudinal direction X, which is integrally molded with the base end 62 of the fork part 60 and the handle part 30 from the underside of the base end 62 of the fork part 60 to the underside of the handle part 30. The protrusion 40 is , having sawtooth 42 Since the knife part 41 is provided, when the user of the eating utensil 50 uses the knife part 41, he or she can apply sufficient force to the cutting edge while pressing down on the object to be cut from above by applying force to the upper surface of the handle part on the opposite side of the knife part, and thus can cut the object smoothly and easily. In addition, the knife section 41 has sawtooth 42, which allows the object to be pulled through, making it possible to cut the object more smoothly and easily. That is, even meat that contains a lot of sinew and fiber can be cut easily and smoothly by pulling through using the sawtooth 42.

[0033] Furthermore, according to the first and second embodiments, a flat portion 34 is formed on the upper surface of the handle portion 30 opposite the knife portion 41. Therefore, when using the knife portion 41, force can be applied by pressing the flat portion 34 of the handle portion 30 opposite the knife portion 41 with the fingers, making it easier to apply force to the cutting edge, thereby enabling smoother cutting.

[0035] While the eating utensils according to this embodiment have been described above, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, knife section 41 may be formed so that the tip of convex section 40 has a sharp shape by forming side surface 43 of convex section 40 to be tapered from the base end side to the tip end side, or the tip of convex section 40 may be chamfered to form a sharp shape. Furthermore, in this embodiment, when placing the eating utensils (10, 50) on table T, the tip of convex section 40 and the underside of the rear end of handle section 30 are supported by the tip of convex section 40 and the underside of the rear end of handle section 30, so that the eating utensils (10, 50) can be placed in a stable manner. However, the underside of the rear end of handle section 30 may be formed so that the tip of convex section 40 and the underside of the rear end of handle section 30 provide three-point support. The hole formed on the rear end of the handle 30, which penetrates from the upper surface 32 to the lower surface 33 of the handle 30, is not limited to a round hole 31, but may be a hole of another shape such as a square hole or a hexagonal hole. [Industrial Applicability]

[0036] A protrusion is integrally molded with the base end of the scooping part and the handle, extending from the bottom surface of the base end of the scooping part to the bottom surface of the handle along the longitudinal direction of the underside of the eating utensil, serrated An eating utensil having a protrusion with a knife part, or a protrusion on the underside of the eating utensil that is integrally molded with the base end of the fork part and the handle part along the longitudinal direction from the underside of the base end of the fork part to the underside of the handle part, serrated As long as the eating utensil has a protruding portion with a knife portion, it can be applied to eating utensils with different external shapes or with other functions added. [Explanation of symbols]

[0037] 10 Eating utensils 20 Scooping section 21 Fork section 22 Tip 23 Proximal end 30 Handle 31 Round Hole 32 Top side 33 Bottom surface 34 Flat area 35 Flat area 40 Convex part 41 Knife section 42 Sawtooth 43 Side 50 Eating Utensils 60 Fork section 61 Tip 62 Proximal end T-table X Longitudinal direction Y width direction Z height direction

Claims

1. A scooping unit having a fork portion having a plurality of cutting edges, the fork portion being formed by providing at least one notch along the longitudinal direction at the tip of the scooping unit; A handle portion connected to a base end portion of the scooping portion; A eating utensil in which a spoon for eating is provided with a knife function, The eating utensil has a convex portion on the underside of the eating utensil, extending longitudinally from the underside of the base end of the scooping portion to the underside of the handle portion, and integrally molded with the base end of the scooping portion and the handle portion, and the convex portion is equipped with a knife portion having sawtooth edges.

2. 2. The eating utensil according to claim 1, wherein a flat portion is formed on the upper surface of the handle portion opposite the knife portion.

3. A fork portion having a plurality of cutting points; a handle portion connected to the base end portion of the fork portion; A fork with a knife function is provided as an eating tool. The eating utensil has a protrusion on the underside of the eating utensil, extending longitudinally from the underside of the base end of the fork portion to the underside of the handle portion, integrally molded with the base end of the fork portion and the handle portion, and the protrusion has a knife portion with serrated edges.

4. 4. The eating utensil according to claim 3, wherein a flat portion is formed on the upper surface of the handle portion opposite the knife portion.

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