Environmental chopsticks module and chopsticks rest thereof
The present invention discloses an environmental chopsticks module and its chopsticks rest, and the chopsticks rest is provided for binding, storing, using and placing a pair of environmental chopsticks. The chopsticks rest includes two end portions, at least two loops disposed between the two end portions, an opening formed separately on both lateral sides of the two loops, a containing space formed at the internal circumference of the two loops for binding and storing the environmental chopsticks, and at least one racking space formed at a joint of the two loops for using and placing the environmental chopsticks, so as to constitute the environmental chopsticks module and its chopsticks rest.
The present invention relates to an environmental chopsticks module and its chopsticks rest, and more particularly to an environmental chopsticks module and its chopsticks rest capable of storing and racking chopsticks, as well as assisting the holding of chopsticks.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONChopsticks are indispensable tableware in our daily life, and users generally do not hold the chopsticks all the time while using chopsticks for eating, and a chopsticks rest is not always provided when dining out. The chopsticks are generally placed on a bowl or a dish or leaned slantingly against the edge of the dish, or even placed directly on the top of a table, and such arrangement may slide, roll or drop the chopsticks easily, and dusts and bacteria may be attached onto the chopsticks, which will affect our dietetic hygiene. To prevent the clamping ends of the chopsticks from being contacted with the top of a table or contaminated when the chopsticks are not in use, and overcome the dietetic hygiene issue, related manufacturers have provided solutions as described in R.O.C. Pat. Publication No. 398250 entitled “Chopsticks rest structure”, which comprises a chopsticks rest, and the chopsticks rest has a downwardly concave arc surface or a recession at the top for placing the chopsticks at the concave arc surface or recession after a meal. The chopsticks can be put at appropriation positions during or after a meal, and the middle of the chopsticks rest has a through hole, so that the chopsticks can be inserted and fixed into the chopsticks rest to facilitate its portability.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIt is the primary objective of the invention to provide an environmental chopsticks module and a chopsticks rest thereof, so that the two environmental chopsticks can be bound, stored, used and disposed, and also combined to form a clamping tool in different application modes.
To achieve the foregoing objective, the present invention provides an environmental chopsticks module and a chopsticks rest thereof, and the chopsticks rest includes two end portions, at least two loops disposed between the two end portions, an opening formed separately on both lateral sides of the two loops, a containing space formed at the internal circumference of the two loops for binding and storing the environmental chopsticks, and at least one racking space formed at a joint of the two loops for using and placing the environmental chopsticks, and a force applying fulcrum is formed when an end portion of the environmental chopsticks is placed into the containing space and racked between the two environmental chopsticks, so as to constitute the environmental chopsticks module and its chopsticks rest.
The present invention will now be described in more detail hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings that show various embodiments of the invention.
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A first connecting element 211 and a,second connecting element 221 are disposed at a connecting position of the extending member 21 and the holding member 22 for constituting a position limit for the extending member 21 in its extended status, wherein the first connecting element 211 is an external thread, and the second connecting element 221 is a screw lump corresponding to a screw connection, and a position limiting relation of the first position limiting portion 231 and the second position limiting portion 222 are defined at the connecting position of the cap 23 and the holding member 22, and the internal diameter of the first position limiting portion 231 is slightly smaller than the second position limiting portion 222 to constitute a position limiting relation with a tight engagement, and the second position limiting portion 222 is a connecting element for selectively separating and coupling the holding member 22, and a corresponding thread portion is disposed at a connecting position of the connecting element and the holding member 22.
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While the invention has been described by means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention set forth in the claims.
Claims
1. A chopsticks rest, provided for binding, storing, using and placing a pair of environmental chopsticks, characterized in that the chopsticks rest comprises two end portions, at least two loops disposed between the two end portions, an opening disposed on both lateral sides of the two loops, a containing space formed at the internal circumference of the two loops for binding and storing the environmental chopsticks, and at least one racking space formed at a joint of the two loops for using and placing the environmental chopsticks.
2. The chopsticks rest of claim 1, wherein the two end portions have end points that serve as support points of the chopsticks rest.
3. The chopsticks rest of claim 1, wherein the loop comes with a disposing plane.
4. The chopsticks rest of claim 1, wherein the chopsticks rest is a flexible body, such that a force can be applied to adjust the internal diameter of the containing space according to the external diameter of the environmental chopsticks.
5. The chopsticks rest of claim 1, wherein the chopsticks rest is a flexible body, such that a force can be applied to adjust an interval of the racking space according to the external diameter of the environmental chopsticks.
6. The chopsticks rest of claim 1, wherein an end portion of the chopsticks rest is placed into the containing space of the environmental chopsticks and racked between the two environmental chopsticks to form a force applying fulcrum.
7. The chopsticks rest of claim 1, wherein the racking space comes with a plurality, and each racking space is equal to or greater than the external diameter of a single chopstick of the environmental chopsticks.
8. An environmental chopsticks module, comprising:
- a pair of environmental chopsticks, including two chopsticks, and each chopstick including a cap, a holding member and an extending member sequentially from the top to the bottom according to its assembling configuration, and the external diameter of the cap is greater than the external diameter of the holding member which is greater than the external diameter of the extending member, so that the extending member can be stored into the holding member, and the cap can store the holding member;
- a chopsticks rest, including two end portions, at least two loops disposed between the two end portions, an opening formed separately on both sides of the two loops, a containing space formed at the internal circumference of the two loops for binding and storing the environmental chopsticks, and at least one racking space formed at a joint of the two loops for using and disposing the environmental chopsticks.
9. The environmental chopsticks module of claim 8, wherein the two end portions have end points that serve as support points of the chopsticks rest.
10. The environmental chopsticks module of claim 8, wherein the loop comes with a disposing plane.
11. The environmental chopsticks module of claim 8, wherein the chopsticks rest is a flexible body, such that a force can be applied to adjust the internal diameter of the containing space according to the external diameter of the environmental chopsticks.
12. The environmental chopsticks module of claim 8, wherein the chopsticks rest is a flexible body, such that a force can be applied to adjust an interval of the racking space according to the external diameter of the environmental chopsticks.
13. The environmental chopsticks module of claim 8, wherein an end portion of the chopsticks rest is placed into the containing space of the environmental chopsticks and racked between the two environmental chopsticks to form a force applying fulcrum.
14. The environmental chopsticks module of claim 8, wherein the racking space comes with a plurality, and each racking space is equal to or greater than the external diameter of a single chopstick of the environmental chopsticks.
15. The environmental chopsticks module of claim 8, further comprises a first connecting element and a second connecting element disposed at a connecting position of the extending member and the holding member for constituting a limit position for the extending member at its extended status.
16. The environmental chopsticks module of claim 15, wherein the first connecting element is an external thread, and the second connecting portion is a screw lump corresponding to a screw connection.
17. The environmental chopsticks module of claim 8, further comprising a first position limiting portion and a second position limiting portion disposed at a connecting position of the cap and the holding member for defining a position limiting relation.
18. The environmental chopsticks module of claim 17, wherein the first position limiting portion has an internal diameter slightly smaller than the second position limiting portion to define a position limiting relation with a tight engagement.
19. The environmental chopsticks module of claim 18, wherein the second position limiting portion is a connecting element for selectively separating and coupling the holding member.
20. The environmental chopsticks module of claim 19, further comprising a corresponding thread portion disposed at a connecting position of the connecting element and the holding member.
Type: Application
Filed: Sep 6, 2007
Publication Date: Mar 12, 2009
Inventors: Tsung-Che Lin (Taipei City), Chih-Hsiung Chen (Taipei City)
Application Number: 11/899,454
International Classification: A47G 21/06 (20060101); A47F 7/00 (20060101);