JPH10313998A - Chopsticks for practicing dexterous holding - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To dexterously hold a pair of chopsticks by forming recesses on the side of one chopstick for attaching the middle finger as well as the thumb tip, and a recess all around another chopstick for attaching the third finger, and marking character symbols at recessed positions for specifying the type of the finger. SOLUTION: The side of a chopstick A is formed to have a recess 1 for attaching the middle finger and a recess 2 for attaching the thumb, and a chopstick B is formed to have a recess 3 all around for attaching the third finger. In this case, fingertips are respectively placed in the recesses 1 to 3 properly, guided by a character 4 or a symbol marked at a recessed position, thereby enabling the chopsticks A and B to be held in a well-balanced condition. Thus, fingertips are practiced to hold chopsticks in a well-balanced condition, and an even a person so far unable to hold chopsticks dexterously becomes capable of well holding any chopstick.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to chopsticks for eating.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are very few conventional chopsticks that are specially devised so that they can be held well. In particular, foreigners who have come to Japan are not accustomed to holding these chopsticks.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Devise the chopsticks themselves.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems A finger placing recess for marking a symbol character is provided at a favorable position on the side surface of the chopsticks.

[0005]

According to the present invention, it is possible to hold the chopsticks in a well-balanced manner by looking at the characters or symbols marked on the concave portions and placing the fingertips in the respective concave portions appropriately.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 1, a concave portion (1) for attaching a middle finger and a concave portion (2) for attaching a thumb are provided on the side surface of chopstick A, and a concave portion (3) for placing a ring finger is provided on chopstick B side. It is provided in a round shape.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a user can learn how to hold chopsticks in a well-balanced manner at his fingertips, so that even those who have not been able to hold chopsticks well can hold any chopsticks well. It is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a pair of chopsticks of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an illustration of the use of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Recess for attaching the middle finger 2 Recess for attaching the thumb 3 Recess for attaching the ring finger 4 Characters for finger type designation

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A concave portion (1) for attaching a middle fingertip to a side surface of a chopstick of A, a concave portion (2) for attaching a thumb tip, and a concave portion (3) for attaching a ring finger to the chopstick of B in a shape of one side of the side surface, A pair of chopsticks that mark a letter (4) symbol for designating a finger type in these concave portions.