TWM668022U - Cutlery rack structure - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention refers to a tableware rack structure, which is composed of a triangular tube body folded from a paper board. The triangular tube body has a first inclined plate and a second inclined plate adjacent to each other and connected to each other. The triangular tube body is formed with a rack groove opening upward at the corresponding folded edge, and an upwardly protruding supporting portion is formed in the rack groove, wherein a rack groove central axis is defined at the center of the width of the rack groove, and the width of the supporting portion is A central axis of a supporting portion is defined at the center, and the central axis of the supporting portion and the central axis of the frame groove are arranged in a staggered state, so that the frame groove can be divided into a wider placing groove portion and a narrower limiting groove portion by the supporting portion. In this way, the spoon portion of the spoon can be supported by the supporting portion, which is not limited by the shape, size and center of gravity of the spoon, and can improve its positioning and stability when placed, thereby increasing its versatility of use.

Description

Cutlery rack structure

This invention belongs to the technical field of tableware display. Specifically, it refers to a folding paperboard tableware rack structure that can be used to support various types of spoons. It can effectively improve the convenience and fixity of spoon placement, and further has the versatility to display a variety of tableware.

In recent years, people's living standards have improved, and with the outbreak of multiple epidemics, people have paid more and more attention to food hygiene. In addition to paying special attention to food safety and dining environment, it is also important to keep tableware clean during the eating process. In general, high-end restaurants use chopstick holders to place chopsticks, spoons and other tableware to prevent the clip ends of tableware from touching the tabletop and getting dirty, causing hygiene problems. However, in general, such as buffet restaurants, snack bars, roadside stalls, etc., due to the use of sanitary chopsticks, plastic spoons or cost considerations, it is unlikely to provide chopstick holders like the above-mentioned high-end restaurants, and it is inconvenient for diners to carry chopstick holders that take up space, so it poses a serious threat to diners' food hygiene.

For this purpose, the industry has developed a variety of paper chopstick holders, such as the patents M264968, M346359, and M354385 of Taiwan. These chopstick holders are formed by bending and folding paper sheets or paper chopstick holders to form a support frame, so that the whole frame forms a three-dimensional triangular support frame, 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, due to structural defects, the positioning of this type of chopstick holder is not good. In addition, the simple rack groove setting also has the problem of insufficient supporting force. The chopsticks are often wet and softened due to oil stains after picking up food. In addition, its versatility and expandability are insufficient. It can usually only be used to place chopsticks and cannot fully meet the needs of supporting other tableware.

Furthermore, when placing a spoon on the chopstick holder, the spoon portion of the spoon is directly placed in the holder groove. However, the shapes of spoons are various, and the lengths and widths of the handles of the spoons are different, so the center of gravity of various spoons is different, which makes it easy to be restricted when placing them, and it is impossible to effectively fix them, so that some spoons cannot be placed using the paper chopstick holder structure.

In other words, the design of existing paper chopstick holders is not perfect, resulting in problems with support, stability, and versatility. Furthermore, they cannot be effectively used to place spoons, thus affecting their practicality. Therefore, further improvement is still needed. This is not only what the industry is 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 existing inconveniences and troubles.

Therefore, the main purpose of this invention is to provide a tableware rack structure, which can improve the supporting strength when placing tableware, thereby extending its service life, and can be used to place a variety of tableware at the same time, thereby being convenient to use.

In addition, the second main purpose of the invention is to provide a tableware rack structure, which can improve the versatility of placing spoons and can effectively fix the spoons without moving them arbitrarily, thereby effectively improving its practicality.

Furthermore, another main purpose of the present invention is to provide a tableware rack structure that can be used as a low-cost, easy-to-circulate, and highly effective marketing advertising printing carrier.

Based on this, the invention mainly realizes the above-mentioned purpose and its effect through the following technical means, which is composed of a triangular tube body folded by a paper board, and the triangular tube body has a first inclined plate and a second inclined plate adjacent to each other and folded in half, wherein there is an upper fold line in a sharp angle between the first and second inclined plates;

The triangular tube body is formed with a frame groove opening upwardly corresponding to the upper fold line segment, and an upwardly protruding supporting portion is formed in the frame groove, wherein a frame groove central axis is defined at the center of the width of the frame groove, and a supporting portion central axis is defined at the center of the width of the supporting portion, and the supporting portion central axis is arranged in a staggered state with the frame groove central axis, so that the frame groove can be divided into a wider placing groove portion and a narrower limiting groove portion by the supporting portion.

Thus, the tableware rack structure of the present invention utilizes a triangular tube body formed by folding a paper board, and the triangular tube body has a rack groove opening upward, and cooperates with a supporting portion formed in the rack groove and a placing groove portion and a limiting groove portion of different widths, so as to support the spoon portion of the spoon through the supporting portion. Not only is it not limited by the shape, size and center of gravity of the spoon, but it can also improve its positioning and stability when placed, and at the same time can be used to place different tableware, increase its versatility of use, effectively improve its practicality, and further realize its economic benefits.

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

Preferably, the width ratio of the supporting portion of the frame slot to the limiting slot portion is (1.5-2.5):1, and the width ratio of the placing slot portion to the limiting slot portion is (3-4):1.

Preferably, the width of the supporting portion of the frame groove can be the width of a bottom of a spoon, and the depths of the placing groove portion and the limiting groove portion of the frame groove can be the height of a rim of the spoon.

Preferably, the bottom of the placing groove portion of the rack groove has a flat bottom surface, and the bottom of the limiting groove portion of the rack groove has an arc-shaped bottom surface that converges downward.

Preferably, the mounting groove portion and the limiting groove portion of the rack groove have a narrower contraction portion near the bottom, and the mounting groove portion and the limiting groove portion of the rack groove have a wider expansion portion near the top opening, wherein the expansion portion is wider than the contraction portion.

Preferably, a bottom plate is provided between the first and second inclined plates of the triangular tube.

Preferably, the base plate is formed by folding one of the first inclined plate or the second inclined plate using a first fold line or a second fold line, respectively, and the second inclined plate or the first inclined plate on the other side is folded using the second fold line or the first fold line to have a connecting portion extending toward the first inclined plate or the second inclined plate, so that the connecting portion can be relatively attached to the base plate.

Preferably, the center of the bottom plate has a pre-bent fold, so that the bottom plate forms a first bottom plate sheet and a second bottom plate sheet that can be stacked relative to each other, so that the first and second inclined plates on both sides of the triangular tube body are folded relative to each other and attached to each other to reduce the volume for storage and transportation.

Preferably, the bottom plate is connected to a third bottom plate piece at one end of the first inclined plate, and to a fourth bottom plate piece at the opposite end of the second inclined plate, wherein the third and fourth bottom plate pieces respectively have a button hole and a button piece that can be plugged into each other, so that the third bottom plate piece and the fourth bottom plate piece can be plugged into each other using the button hole and the button piece to form the bottom plate.

In order to enable you, the Review Committee, to further understand the composition, features and other purposes of this creation, the following is a preferred embodiment of this creation, and is described in detail with diagrams, so that those familiar with the technical field can implement it 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 structure of the invention is shown in the first and second figures. The tableware rack structure is composed of a triangular tube (100) made of paper. The triangular tube (100) is formed by folding a paper board (10). The triangular tube (100) is formed by a first fold line (101) to form a first inclined plate (11) and a second inclined plate (12) folded in half adjacent to each other. One of the first inclined plate (11) or the second inclined plate (12) can be folded by a first lower fold line (110) or a second lower fold line (120) to form a bottom plate (13) extending toward the second inclined plate (12) or the first inclined plate (11). One of the second inclined plate (12) or the first inclined plate (11) can be folded by a first lower fold line (110) or a second lower fold line (120). The second lower fold line (120) or the first lower fold line (110) is folded with a joint portion (14) extending toward the first inclined plate (11) or the second inclined plate (12), so that the joint portion (14) of the first inclined plate (11) can be relatively attached to the bottom plate (13), which can be glued or nailed, etc., to form the triangular tube (100). Furthermore, the bottom plate (13) has a pre-bent fold (130) at the center, so that the bottom plate (13) forms a first bottom plate sheet (131) and a second bottom plate sheet (132) that can be relatively overlapped, so that the first and second inclined plates (11, 12) on both sides of the triangular tube (100) are relatively folded and attached (as shown in FIG. 6), so as to reduce the volume for storage and transportation;

The characteristic of the invention is that the triangular tube body (100) is formed with a frame groove (15) opening upward at the top of the first and second inclined plates (11, 12), and an upwardly protruding supporting portion (16) is formed in the frame groove (15), wherein a frame groove central axis (X) is defined at the center of the width of the frame groove (15), and a supporting portion central axis (Y) is defined at the center of the width of the supporting portion (16), and the supporting portion central axis (Y) is arranged in a staggered state with the frame groove central axis (X), so that the frame groove (15) can be supported by the supporting portion. The supporting portion (16) is divided into a wider placing groove portion (17) and a narrower limiting groove portion (18), so that the width ratio of the supporting portion (16) to the limiting groove portion (18) is (1.5-2.5):1, and the width ratio of the placing groove portion (17) to the limiting groove portion (18) is (3-4):1, so that as shown in the third figure, the triangular tube body (100) can use the supporting portion (16) in the frame groove (15) to support a spoon (60), and the placing groove portion (17) can be used to place a pair of chopsticks (50). Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5 , the triangular tube (100) can utilize the placement groove (17) in the frame groove (15) to place a pair of chopsticks (50), and the limiting groove (18) and the placement groove (17) can be used to place a clip (70) together.

As shown in the first and second figures, according to some embodiments, the bottom of the placing groove portion (17) in the frame groove (15) of the triangular tube body (100) has a flat bottom surface (170), and the bottom of the limiting groove portion (18) of the frame groove (15) has a downwardly converging arc bottom surface (180), so as to improve the placement and fixation of the aforementioned chopsticks (50), spoons (60), clips (70) and other food utensils. According to some embodiments, the edges of the first and second inclined plates (11, 12) of the triangular tube body (100) are respectively formed with upwardly converging chamfered surfaces (102), which can further improve the structural strength of the triangular tube body (100). Furthermore, according to certain embodiments, the placing groove (17) and the limiting groove (18) are respectively formed with a contraction portion that converges toward the bottom and an expansion portion that expands toward the top, wherein the expansion portion is wider than the contraction portion, so that the two sides of the placing groove (17) and the limiting groove (18) produce a guiding and positioning function when the aforementioned food container is placed, and at the same time, the two side edges of the supporting portion (16) of the rack groove (15) form an upwardly contracting inclined surface, which can improve the structural strength of the supporting portion (16) of the triangular tube body (100).

In this way, a tableware rack structure with good supporting strength, stable placement and good versatility is formed.

When the tableware rack structure of the present invention is actually used, as shown in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth figures, after the triangular tube body (100) is unfolded, the triangular tube body (100) can be placed flat on the table with the bottom plate (13), and the first and second bottom plate pieces (131, 132) of the bottom plate (13) are slightly angled upward with the pre-bent fold (130), thereby improving the stability of the placement of the triangular tube body (100). , and the opening of the frame groove (15) of the triangular tube body (100) is upward, so that the chopsticks (50) can be placed on the placement groove (17) of the frame groove (15) of the triangular tube body (100) to support the end of the chopsticks (50), so as to keep the end of the chopsticks (50) clean and prevent contamination. At the same time, as shown in the third and fourth figures, the spoon (60) can be placed on the frame groove (15). On the supporting portion (16), since the soup spoon (60) has a spoon portion (61) for holding soup and a handle portion (65) for holding, and wherein the spoon portion (61) has a concave spoon bottom (62) and a spoon rim (63) surrounding the spoon bottom (62), the soup spoon (60) can be covered with the spoon bottom (62) of the spoon portion (61) on the top of the supporting portion (16), and the spoon portion (61) can be made to be more convenient to use. The spoon edge (63) of (61) is placed across the placing groove (17) and the limiting groove (18) on both sides of the supporting portion (16) (as shown in the fourth figure), so that the spoon (60) can be well positioned and can be applied to spoons of various shapes or sizes. It will not be restricted by the shape, size or center of gravity of ordinary spoons, resulting in the phenomenon of being unable to be effectively placed, thereby greatly improving its versatility in placing spoons.

As shown in the fourth figure, the width of the supporting portion (16) of the frame groove (15) can be the width of the spoon bottom (62) of the spoon portion (61) of the spoon (60), and the depth of the placing groove portion (17) and the limiting groove portion (18) of the frame groove (15) can be the height of the spoon edge (63) of the spoon portion (61) of the spoon (60), so that the spoon (60) can be well positioned.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5 , the rack groove (15) of the triangular tube body (100) can further utilize the placement groove portion (17) to place the chopsticks (50), and at the same time utilize the placement groove portion (17) and the limiting groove portion (18) to place the first clamping piece (71) and the second clamping piece (72) of the clip (70). Therefore, the placement groove portion (17) and the limiting groove portion (18) of the triangular tube body (100) can be utilized to place different tableware, such as chopsticks, spoons, forks, etc., thereby effectively increasing the scope of use thereof and making the tableware rack structure more versatile and convenient to use.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the triangular tube (100) can be folded using the pre-bent fold (130) of the bottom plate (13) and the upper fold line (101) 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 tableware rack structure of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the triangular tube body (100) is formed by folding and inserting a paper board (10) relative to each other, wherein the paper board (10) is provided with a foldable third bottom plate (133) at one end of the first inclined plate (11) different from the second inclined plate (12), and a foldable fourth bottom plate (134) is provided at one end of the second inclined plate (12) different from the first inclined plate (11), wherein the third bottom plate (133) has a button hole (135), and the fourth bottom plate (134) has a buckle piece (136) that can be inserted into the buckle hole (135), so that the third bottom plate (133) and the fourth bottom plate (134) can be inserted into the bottom plate (13) by using the buckle hole (135) and the buckle piece (136), and the first and second inclined plates (11, 12) that are folded in half adjacent to each other form the triangular tube body (100) as a whole [as shown in Figure 8], so that it can be placed on the tabletop of the dining table at any time for use as the aforementioned food utensils such as the chopsticks (50), the spoon (60) or the clip (70).

As can be seen from the above description, the tableware rack structure of the present invention utilizes the triangular tube body (100) formed by folding the paper board (10) to have the rack groove (15), and cooperates with the supporting portion (16) formed in the rack groove (15), and the placing groove portion (17) and the limiting groove portion (18) of different widths. In addition to improving the structural strength of the triangular tube body (100), the supporting portion (16) can also be used to support the tableware rack. The spoon (60) is supported, not only is the shape, size and center of gravity of the spoon (60) not limited, but also the positioning and stability of the spoon (60) when placed can be improved, further allowing the user to take and place the spoon more conveniently, and the supporting portion (16), the placing groove portion (17) and the limiting groove portion (18) in the rack groove (15) of the triangular tube body (100) can be used to place different tableware, making the tableware rack structure more universal.

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.

100: triangular tube body 10: paperboard 101: upper fold line 102: chamfered surface 11: first inclined plate 110: first lower fold line 12: second inclined plate 120: second lower fold line 13: bottom plate 130: pre-bent edge 131: first bottom plate 132: second bottom plate 133: third bottom plate 134: fourth bottom plate 135: buckle hole 136: buckle piece 14: joint 15: frame groove 16: support part 17: placement groove part 170: flat bottom surface 18: limit groove part 180: arc bottom surface X: center axis of frame groove Y: center axis of support part 50: Chopsticks 60: Soup spoon 61: Spoon 62: Spoon bottom 63: Spoon rim 65: Handle 70: Clip 71: First clip 72: Second clip

Figure 1: This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the cutlery rack structure of this invention, used 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 side cross-sectional diagram of the cutlery rack structure of the invention when placing spoons.

Figure 5: is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the second 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.

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

100:Triangular tube

10: Cardboard

101: Upper fold line

102: Beveled surface

11: First inclined plate

110: First fold line

12: Second inclined plate

120: Second fold line

13: Base plate

130: Pre-bend folding edge

131: First bottom plate

132: Second bottom plate

14: Junction

15: rack slot

16: Supporting part

17: Storage slot

170: Flat bottom surface

18: Limiting groove

180: Curved bottom surface

X: Center axis of the frame slot

Y: Center axis of the supporting part

Claims (12)

A tableware rack structure is composed of a triangular tube body, the triangular tube body has a first inclined plate and a second inclined plate connected to each other and folded in half, wherein there is an upper fold line in a sharp angle between the first and second inclined plates; The triangular tube body is formed with a frame groove opening upward corresponding to the upper fold line, and an upwardly protruding supporting portion is formed in the frame groove, wherein a frame groove central axis is defined at the center of the width of the frame groove, and a supporting portion central axis is defined at the center of the width of the supporting portion, and the supporting portion central axis is arranged in a staggered state with the frame groove central axis, so that the frame groove can be divided into a wider placing groove portion and a narrower limiting groove portion by the supporting portion. A cutlery rack structure as described in claim 1, wherein the triangular tube body is formed by folding a paper board. A cutlery rack structure as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the width ratio of the supporting portion of the rack groove to the limiting groove portion is (1.5~2.5):1, and the width ratio of the placing groove portion to the limiting groove portion is (3~4):1. In the cutlery rack structure as described in claim 1 or 2, the width of the supporting portion of the rack groove can be the width of the bottom of a spoon, and the depth of the placing groove portion and the limiting groove portion of the rack groove can be the height of a rim of the spoon. A tableware rack structure as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the bottom of the placing groove portion of the rack groove has a flat bottom surface, and the bottom of the limiting groove portion of the rack groove has an arc-shaped bottom surface that converges downward. A cutlery rack structure as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the placing slot and the limiting slot of the rack slot have a narrower contraction portion near the bottom, and the placing slot and the limiting slot of the rack slot have a wider expansion portion near the top opening, wherein the expansion portion is wider than the contraction portion. A tableware rack structure as described in claim 5, wherein the placing groove portion and the limiting groove portion of the rack groove have a narrower contraction portion near the bottom, and the placing groove portion and the limiting groove portion of the rack groove have a wider expansion portion near the top opening, wherein the expansion portion is wider than the contraction portion. A cutlery rack structure as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein a bottom plate is provided between the first and second inclined plates of the triangular tube body. A cutlery rack structure as described in claim 8, wherein the base plate is formed by folding one of the first inclined plate or the second inclined plate using a first fold line or a second fold line, respectively, and the second inclined plate or the first inclined plate on the other side is folded using the second fold line or the first fold line to have a connecting portion extending toward the first inclined plate or the second inclined plate, so that the connecting portion can be relatively attached to the base plate. The cutlery rack structure as described in claim 8, wherein the center of the bottom plate has a pre-bent fold, so that the bottom plate forms a first bottom plate piece and a second bottom plate piece that can be stacked relative to each other, so that the first and second inclined plates on both sides of the triangular tube body are folded relative to each other and fit together. The cutlery rack structure as described in claim 9, wherein the center of the bottom plate has a pre-bent fold, so that the bottom plate forms a first bottom plate sheet and a second bottom plate sheet that can be stacked relative to each other, so that the first and second inclined plates on both sides of the triangular tube body are folded relative to each other and fit together. A cutlery rack structure as described in claim 8, wherein the bottom plate is connected to a third bottom plate piece at one end of the first inclined plate that is different from the second inclined plate, and a fourth bottom plate piece is connected to one end of the second inclined plate that is different from the first inclined plate, wherein the third and fourth bottom plate pieces respectively have a buckle hole and a buckle piece that can be plugged into each other, so that the third bottom plate piece and the fourth bottom plate piece can be plugged into each other using the buckle hole and the buckle piece to form the bottom plate.

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