TWM665476U - Cutlery rack structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention is a tableware rack structure, which is composed of a three-dimensional triangular tube body. The triangular tube body has a first inclined plate, a second inclined plate and a bottom plate adjacent to the first and second inclined plates, wherein the first inclined plate and the second inclined plate have a sharp folded edge. The feature of the invention is that a rack groove opening upward is formed on the folded edge, and a convex partition protruding upward is formed in the middle of the rack groove, so that the rack groove is divided into a first slot and a second slot by the convex partition, thereby, the convex partition formed in the middle of the rack groove can be used to improve the structural strength of the triangular tube body. At the same time, through the design of the first and second slots, it is more convenient for users to take and put chopsticks, and it can be used to place different tableware, making the tableware rack structure more versatile.

Description

Cutlery rack structure

This creation belongs to the technical field of chopstick holders, specifically, a tableware holder structure with strong support, which can enhance its support strength, and at the same time has better positioning and versatility, and can further be used to place a variety of tableware.

According to reports, for Chinese people, chopsticks are the most widely used tableware. With the improvement of people's living standards and the outbreak of multiple epidemics in recent years, people are paying more and more attention to the hygiene of dining. Therefore, in general dining occasions, in addition to food cleanliness, the dining environment and tableware cleanliness are also very important. For chopsticks, they are usually placed in an envelope before use. In order to prevent the clip end of the chopsticks from directly contacting the table surface and getting contaminated when not in use, chopstick holders are generally used in high-end restaurants for chopsticks to cross to prevent the clip end of the chopsticks from touching the table surface and causing hygiene problems. However, in general, buffet restaurants, snack bars, etc., due to the use of hygienic chopsticks or cost considerations, chopstick holders are unlikely to be provided, and users cannot carry chopstick holders with them at all times.

For this reason, there is a paper chopstick holder developed on the market, such as the patents M264968 "Paper Chopstick Holder", M346359 "Chopstick Cover" and M354385 "Chopstick Holder" announced in Taiwan. This type of chopstick holder is formed by bending and folding paper sheets or chopstick paper covers to form a support frame, so that the whole supports a three-dimensional triangular shape, and a frame groove with an opening facing upward is formed at the top edge, so that the chopstick holder can be placed on the tabletop at any time, and the chopsticks can be placed on the frame groove. However, this type of chopstick holder is light in weight and has poor structural properties. Its thin frame groove has insufficient supporting force and is often softened by the oil and water on the chopsticks after picking up food. In addition, it is not versatile and expandable enough and can usually only be used to place chopsticks, and cannot fully meet the need to support tableware.

In other words, the design of the existing chopstick holder is not perfect, resulting in problems with its support and versatility, which in turn affects its practicality. Therefore, the existing structural design still needs to be improved, which is not only what the industry and users are eager to explore, but also the topic that this creation wants to explore and solve.

In view of the above shortcomings and needs, the creator believes that further corrections are necessary. Therefore, with many years of experience in related technologies and product design and manufacturing, he has conducted research and creation on the above shortcomings and actively sought solutions. After continuous efforts in research and trial production, he finally successfully developed a tableware rack structure to overcome the inconvenience and trouble caused by the existing ones due to insufficient support.

Therefore, the main purpose of the invention is to provide a tableware rack structure, so as to improve its supporting strength to avoid it being unable to effectively support chopsticks or other tableware, and to extend its service life.

In addition, the second main purpose of the invention is to provide a tableware rack structure, which can effectively position chopsticks or other tableware without rolling around, and can easily take and put tableware, effectively improving its practicality.

Based on this, the invention mainly realizes the above-mentioned purpose and its effect through the following technical means, which is composed of a three-dimensional triangular tube body, the triangular tube body has a first inclined plate, a second inclined plate and a bottom plate adjacent to the first and second inclined plates, wherein the first inclined plate and the second inclined plate have a sharp folded edge;

A frame groove opening upward is formed on the folded edge, and a convex partition protruding upward is formed in the middle of the frame groove, so that the frame groove is divided into a first slot and a second slot by the convex partition.

Thus, the cutlery rack structure of the invention is formed by folding and overlapping the first and second inclined plates on the triangular tube body and the bottom plate, and cooperating with the convex partition formed in the middle of the rack groove, so as to improve the structural strength of the triangular tube body. At the same time, through the design of the first and second slots, it is more convenient for users to take and put chopsticks, and it can be used to place different cutlery, thereby increasing its scope of use, making the cutlery rack structure more versatile, effectively improving its practicality, and further realizing its economic benefits.

This invention also uses the following technical means to further achieve the aforementioned purposes and effects; such as:

Preferably, the bottoms of the first and second slots of the rack slot have a flat surface.

Preferably, the first and second slots of the rack slot each have a contraction portion adjacent to the bottom, and each have an expansion portion adjacent to the opening, wherein the expansion portion is wider than the contraction portion, so that the side edges of the first and second slots are inclined edges that converge downward.

Preferably, the side edges of the first and second inclined plates of the triangular tube body respectively form upwardly converging inclined surfaces.

Preferably, the bottom plate of the triangular tube body has a pre-bent folded edge parallel to the folded edge, so that the first and second inclined plates of the triangular tube body of the tableware rack structure are folded and attached to each other.

Preferably, the triangular tube body is composed of a sheet body that can be bent and plugged together, wherein the sheet body is connected to a first bottom plate at one end of the first inclined plate, and the sheet body is connected to a second bottom plate at the opposite end of the second inclined plate, wherein the first and second bottom plates respectively have a button hole and a button plate that can be plugged together relative to each other, so that the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate can be plugged together to form the bottom plate using the button hole and the button plate.

In order to enable you, the Review Committee, to further understand the composition, features and other purposes of this creation, the following are some preferred embodiments of this creation, which are described in detail with the help of diagrams, so that those familiar with the technical field can implement them in detail.

In the specific embodiments of the invention and its components illustrated in the accompanying drawings, all references to front and back, left and right, top and bottom, upper and lower, and horizontal and vertical are only used for convenience of description and do not limit the invention or its components to any position or spatial direction. The dimensions specified in the drawings and the description may be changed according to the design and needs of the invention without departing from the scope of the patent application of the invention.

The detailed structure of the tableware rack of the invention is shown in the first and second figures. It is composed of a three-dimensional triangular tube body (10). The triangular tube body (10) has a first inclined plate (11) and a second inclined plate (12) which are adjacent to each other and folded in half, and a bottom plate (13) adjacent to the first and second inclined plates (11, 12). There is a sharp angle between the first inclined plate (11) and the second inclined plate (12). The bottom plate (13) has a pre-bent folded edge (14) parallel to the folded edge (15), so that the triangular tube body (10) of the tableware rack structure can utilize the folded edge (15) and the pre-bent folded edge (14) on the bottom plate (13) to fold the first and second inclined plates (11, 12) on both sides relative to each other and fit together (as shown in FIG. 6), thereby reducing the volume for storage and transportation;

The characteristic of the invention is that a frame groove (16) opening upward is formed on the folded edge (15) of the triangular tube (10), and a convex partition (17) protruding upward is formed in the middle of the frame groove (16), so that the frame groove (16) is divided into a first slot (18) and a second slot (19) by the convex partition (17), and the bottom of the first and second slots (18, 19) has a flat surface (181, 191), and the first and second slots (18, 19) respectively have a constriction adjacent to the flat surface (181, 191). The first and second slots (18, 19) are provided with an expansion portion (183, 193) adjacent to the opening, wherein the expansion portion (183, 193) is wider than the contraction portion (182, 192), so that the two side edges of the first and second slots (18, 19) are inclined edges that converge downwards, thereby providing a guiding and positioning function when the chopsticks are placed. At the same time, the two side edges of the convex partition portion (17) of the frame slot (16) are formed into inclined surfaces that converge upwards, thereby improving the structural strength of the frame slot (16) of the triangular tube body (10). According to certain embodiments, the first and second inclined plates (11, 12) of the triangular tube (10) respectively form upwardly converging inclined surfaces (110, 120), which can further improve the structural strength of the triangular tube (10).

In this way, a tableware rack structure is formed which has good supporting strength and can be convenient for placing chopsticks.

Through the structural design of the above-mentioned tableware rack structure, the tableware rack structure of the present invention is actually used as shown in the third, fourth and fifth figures. When the triangular tube body (10) of the tableware rack structure is folded at an angle and unfolded, the triangular tube body (10) can be placed on the tabletop, and the opening of the rack groove (16) between the first and second inclined plates (11, 12) of the triangular tube body (10) is upward, so that two chopsticks can be placed in the first grooves (16) on both sides of the rack groove (16) of the triangular tube body (10). The first and second notches (18, 19) are provided with the ends of the chopsticks respectively supported thereon, so as to keep the ends clean and prevent the ends from being contaminated. In addition, since the first and second notches (18, 19) respectively have the expansion part (183, 193) adjacent to the opening and the contraction part (182, 192) adjacent to the flat surface (181, 191), the two side edges of the first and second notches (18, 19) form downwardly contracting oblique edges, so that the chopsticks can be guided and positioned when placed. Furthermore, as shown in the third and fourth figures, when two chopsticks are placed in the first and second notches (18, 19) on both sides of the frame groove (16) of the triangular tube (10), a distance can be generated between the two chopsticks, so that when the user takes and puts the chopsticks, the user's index finger, middle finger and ring finger can be placed in and grasped, thereby achieving the purpose of facilitating the taking and putting of chopsticks, and having the effect of facilitating use.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5 , since the rack groove (16) of the triangular tube body (10) of the tableware rack structure is formed with the first notch (18) and the second notch (19) by utilizing the convex partition (17), the first notch (18) and the second notch (19) of the triangular tube body (10) can be utilized to place different tableware, such as chopsticks, spoons, forks, etc., which can further increase the scope of use and make the tableware rack structure more versatile.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the triangular tube body (10) of the tableware rack structure can be folded by utilizing the pre-bent folded edge (14) of the bottom plate (13) and the folded edge (15) between the first and second inclined plates (11, 12), so that the first and second inclined plates (11, 12) on both sides are folded relative to each other and fit together [as shown in FIG. 6], thereby effectively reducing the volume of the material for easy storage and transportation.

In another embodiment of the cutlery rack structure of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the triangular tube (10) is composed of a sheet (20) that can be bent and inserted, and the sheet (20) is connected to a first bottom plate (131) at one end of the first inclined plate (11), and a second bottom plate (132) is connected to the other end of the second inclined plate (12), and the first bottom plate (131) has a button hole (133), and the second bottom plate (132) has a button hole (133) that can be inserted. The buckle plate (134) of the buckle hole (133) enables the first bottom plate (131) and the second bottom plate (132) to be inserted into the bottom plate (13) by using the buckle hole (133) and the buckle plate (134), and the first and second inclined plates (11, 12) folded in half together form a three-dimensional triangular tube body (10) that can be placed on the tabletop at any time so that the food-grabbing ends of the chopsticks are placed on the first and second notches (18, 19) of the frame groove (16).

As can be seen from the above description, the cutlery rack structure of the present invention is formed by folding and overlapping the first and second inclined plates (11, 12) on the triangular tube body (10) and the bottom plate (13), and cooperating with the convex partition (17) formed in the middle of the rack groove (16), so as to improve the structural strength of the triangular tube body (10). At the same time, the two side edges of the first and second slots (18, 19) form downwardly converging inclined edges, so that the chopsticks are guided and positioned when placed, and further, the user can more conveniently take and place the chopsticks. The first slot (18) and the second slot (19) of the triangular tube body (10) can be used to place different cutlery, thereby increasing the scope of its use and making the cutlery rack structure more versatile.

From this, we can understand that this creation is a creation with excellent creativity. In addition to effectively solving the problems faced by previous people, it also greatly improves the efficacy. In the same technical field, there are no identical or similar products created or publicly used. At the same time, it has improved efficacy. Therefore, this creation has met the requirements of "novelty" and "progressiveness" for new patents, and an application for a new patent is filed in accordance with the law.

10: triangular tube body 11: first inclined plate 110: chamfered surface 12: second inclined plate 120: chamfered surface 13: bottom plate 131: first bottom plate piece 132: second bottom plate piece 133: buckle hole 134: buckle piece 14: pre-bent edge 15: folded edge 16: frame groove 17: convex partition 18: first notch 181: flat surface 182: contraction part 183: expansion part 19: second notch 191: flat surface 192: contraction part 193: expansion part 20: sheet body

Figure 1: This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the tableware rack structure of this invention, to illustrate its detailed structure and relative relationships.

Figure 2: A side plan view of the cutlery rack structure of this invention.

Figure 3: is a three-dimensional diagram of the first usage of the cutlery rack structure.

Figure 4: is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the second usage of the cutlery rack structure of this invention.

Figure 5: is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the third usage of the cutlery rack structure of this invention.

Figure 6: is a three-dimensional diagram of the cutlery rack structure of this invention when it is folded.

FIG. 7 is an unfolded plan view of another preferred embodiment of the tableware rack structure of the present invention, for illustrating the structure and relative relationships of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of another preferred embodiment of the tableware rack structure of the present invention.

10: Triangular tube

11: First inclined plate

110: Beveled surface

12: Second inclined plate

120: Beveled surface

13: Base plate

14: Pre-bend folding edge

15: Fold the edge in half

16: rack slot

17: convex partition

18: First notch

181: Flat surface

182: constriction

183: Expansion section

19: Second notch

191: Flat surface

192: constriction

193: Expansion section

Claims (6)

A tableware rack structure is composed of a three-dimensional triangular tube body, the triangular tube body has a first inclined plate, a second inclined plate and a bottom plate adjacent to the first and second inclined plates, wherein the first inclined plate and the second inclined plate have a sharp folded edge; wherein a rack groove opening upward is formed on the folded edge, and a convex partition protruding upward is formed in the middle of the rack groove, so that the rack groove is divided into a first slot and a second slot by the convex partition. A cutlery rack structure as described in claim 1, wherein the bottom of the first and second slots of the rack slot have a flat surface. A cutlery rack structure as described in claim 1, wherein the first and second slots of the rack slot each have a contraction portion adjacent to the bottom, and the first and second slots each have an expansion portion adjacent to the opening, wherein the expansion portion is wider than the contraction portion, so that the side edges of the first and second slots are inclined edges that converge downward. As described in claim 1, the cutlery rack structure, wherein the edges on both sides of the first and second inclined plates of the triangular tube body respectively form upwardly converging inclined surfaces. A cutlery rack structure as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the bottom plate of the triangular tube body has a pre-bent edge parallel to the folded edge, so that the first and second inclined plates of the triangular tube body of the cutlery rack structure are folded relative to each other and fitted together. A cutlery rack structure as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the triangular tube body is composed of a sheet body that can be bent and plugged together, the sheet body is connected to a first bottom plate at one end of the first inclined plate, and the sheet body is connected to a second bottom plate at the opposite end of the second inclined plate, wherein the first and second bottom plates respectively have a buckle hole and a buckle piece that can be plugged together relative to each other, so that the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate can be plugged together to form the bottom plate using the buckle hole and the buckle piece.

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