JPH08929Y2 - Foldable spoon and fork - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a foldable spoon and fork that are stretched and fixed when used.

<Prior Art> Conventionally, in a conventional spoon or fork, a handle portion and a scooping portion are usually formed coaxially and integrally. Recently, it has been attempted to attach spoons and forks to dessert foods, instant foods, but due to the inconvenience of being too long or bulky, miniaturization is required, and it is necessary to fold it into two parts or connect two parts at the time of use. Although it has been devised, bulkiness is not solved and there are inconveniences such as loss of parts,
It was unsatisfactory due to the drawback that the connecting part was weak during use.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional inconveniences and to provide a small-sized, strong, flat, and foldable spoon and fork, which has a handle portion and a scooping portion. In a spoon or fork consisting of a handle with a handle, the inner ends of both handles are connected by a hinge so that the handle can be bent laterally through the hinge. The present invention relates to a flat, foldable spoon and fork which is easy to attach because it is flat and is used by fixing it at a fitting portion.

<Means to solve the problem> The present invention is a spoon formed by molding plastic,
With a fork, a spoon including a handle and a handle having a scooping portion, and inner ends of both handle portions of the fork are connected as a hinge, and the hinge can be bent laterally. Use by forming a knife-shaped projecting piece on one inner end of the corresponding handle of the bent part and forming a sheath-shaped fitting part into which the knife-shaped projecting piece fits at the other inner end. Sometimes the inner ends of both stalks are extended coaxially through the hinges to fit the protrusions into the fitting part, fixing each other in the fitting part. Flat and not bulky, but sheath in the fitting part. Since the parts are fitted and fixed on the surface, the connection is strengthened, and it is an easy-to-use spoon and fork that does not rattle in any direction.

<Examples> The present invention will be described with reference to the drawings using a spoon as an example. First
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a bent state of a spoon which is an embodiment of the present invention. The inner ends of both handle parts 1 and 1'of a spoon, which is composed of a handle part 1'having a handle part 1 and a scooping part 2, are connected by a hinge part 3 and can be bent laterally via the hinge part 3. The stalks 1 and 1'are flat in cross section. A knife-shaped projection piece 4 is provided at the inner end of the handle portion 1 ′ having the scooping portion 2.
Is provided, and a knife-shaped protrusion 4 is provided at the inner end of one handle 1.
A fitting portion 5 having a sheath shape corresponding to is provided. The handle 1'folded at the time of use is stretched, and the knife-shaped protrusion 4 is fitted into the fitting portion 5 to form an integrally straight spoon as shown in FIG. As shown in the partially cross-sectional view of the fitting state in FIG. 2, the knife-shaped projection piece 4 is fitted into the sheath-shaped fitting part 5 whose inner shape is the same as that of the knife-shaped projection piece 4 by drawing a circle. When the undercut portion 6 provided on the outer base portion of the knife-shaped projecting piece 4 is fitted, the engagement protrusion 7 provided at the inlet portion of the fitting portion 5 is engaged and locked. Reference numeral 8 in the drawing denotes a fitting portion 5 when fitted.
It has a role of a lid of the fitting part 5 and a role of improving the design of the spoon. The undercut portion 6 for engagement may be provided not only on the base of the knife-shaped projecting piece 4 but also on the surface of the projecting piece 4 so as to correspond to the inner surface of the fitting portion 5, and the same locking effect can be achieved.

<Effect of device> As described above, the device of the present invention is flat and not bulky because it can be bent laterally at the inner ends of both handle parts of the spoon and fork via the hinge part, and can be attached to a food container. It will be easier. At the time of use, the knife-shaped protrusion is fitted and fixed to the fitting portion by rotating 180 ° via the hinge portion. Since it is assembled from the lateral direction, it can be assembled with a strong force without being distorted or bent depending on the usage direction of the handle. After mating and locking, the knife-shaped protrusion fits in a wide area inside the mating part, so it does not swing in the scooping direction or in the opposite direction,
Moreover, since the undercut portion and the locking projection are firmly locked, the spoon and fork are firmly fitted and do not rattle in the lateral direction.

The spoon and fork of this invention are polyethylene,
Since the sheath-shaped fitting portion and the locking projection inside thereof can be simultaneously molded by integral molding of injection molding of synthetic resin such as polypropylene, it can be mass-produced easily and can be provided at low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a folded state of an example of the foldable spoon of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial sectional plan view showing a fitted and fixed state, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a use state. I will do it. 1 ... Handle part, 1 '... Handle part having a scooping part, 2 ... Scooping part, 3 ... Hinge part, 4 ... Knife-shaped projection piece, 5 ... Fitting part, 6 ... Undercut part , 7 ... Locking protrusion, 8 ...
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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A shank portion 1'having a flat cross section and a scooping portion 2 having a flat cross section. The inner ends of the shank portions 1, 1'are connected by a hinge portion 3 to form a hinge portion 3. It can be bent laterally via the knife-shaped protrusion 4 at the inner end of the one handle.
A sheath-like fitting portion 5 is provided at the inner end of the other corresponding handle portion, and is extended at the time of use to fit the protruding piece 4 and the fitting portion 5, and the protruding piece 4 is attached to the fitting portion. A foldable spoon and fork adapted to be fixedly fitted within 5.