Chopsticks gripper

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1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to a chopsticks gripper, and more particularly to an innovative gripper an accessory device.

2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98.

Chopsticks are an indispensable tool in the everyday life of Chinese people, which embodies the food culture of this nation.

However, the following shortcomings are observed during actual applications:

In the modern era where economic development has benefited from advanced technologies and foreign investment assistance, many foreign experts live and work in eastern countries but face the problem of learning how to use chopsticks expertly in everyday life and on many occasions.

Thus, to overcome the aforementioned problems of the prior art, it would be an advancement in the art to provide an improved structure that can significantly improve efficacy.

Therefore, the inventor has provided the present invention of practicability after deliberate design and evaluation based on years of experience in the production, development and design of related products.

There is enhanced efficacy of the present invention. The chopsticks gripper A has a blocky structure comprising a solid housing 10 and a flexible inner layer 20 . The flexible inner layer 20 is provided with two chopsticks through-holes 21 arranged at intervals. The two upper through-holes 11 and two lower through-holes 12 are arranged oppositely onto the top and bottom wall of the solid housing 10 . The upper through-hole 11 is of a long-shaped hole, and the spacing between the two upper through-holes 11 or between two chopsticks through-holes 21 is smaller than that between lower through-holes 12 . So when the chopsticks are inserted into the through-holes in a normally open state, the newcomers can hold and use the chopsticks correctly, without need of any knowledge about chopsticks.

Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

FIG. 1 shows an assembled perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows an assembled sectional view of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows an assembled elevation view and an isolated partial sectional view of the application of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows another assembled elevation view and isolated partial sectional view of the application of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic view of the application of the present invention.

The features and the advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1-5 depict preferred embodiments of chopsticks gripper ( 1 ) of the present invention. The embodiments are provided only for explanatory purposes. The scope of the patent is set by the patent claims.

Referring to FIGS. 1-2 , said chopsticks gripper A has a blocky structure comprising a solid housing 10 and a flexible inner layer 20 . The flexible inner layer 20 is made of silicon gel and provided with two chopsticks through-holes 21 at intervals. The two upper through-holes 11 and two lower through-holes 12 are arranged oppositely onto the top and bottom wall of the solid housing 10 . The upper through-hole 11 is of a long-shaped hole, and the spacing between the two upper through-holes 11 or between two chopsticks through-holes 21 is smaller than the spacing between the lower through-holes 12 . A protruding portion 13 is placed between two lower through-holes 12 on the bottom wall of the solid housing. A chopsticks blocking surface 131 is formed at both sides of lower through-hole 12 corresponding to the protruding portion 13 . The chopsticks blocking surface 131 is inclined downwards.

Based upon the above-specified structures, the present invention is operable. Referring to FIG. 3 , when chopsticks are inserted into chopsticks gripper A, the chopsticks are in a normally open state since the spacing between two upper through-holes 11 or between chopsticks through-holes 21 is smaller than that between lower through-holes 12 . Referring also to FIG. 4 , when force is applied to the chopsticks, the chopsticks at chopsticks through-hole 21 of flexible inner layer 20 are pressed towards both sides, and obliquely supported by chopsticks blocking surface 131 of the protruding portion 13 , so that the end of chopsticks is in normally closed state.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the user manually holds the chopsticks gripper A in a correct manner.