Chopstick holder
OwnerLeon A. Laramieinventor
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Abstract
A chopstick holder (10) comprises a rectangular body with a pair of through holes (20, 22) having diameters larger than tip portions of the sticks, but smaller than the top ends of the sticks, so that when the chopsticks are inserted in the holder, they are firmly held in it by friction. The holding portions are linked by a connection portion (32), which is preferably resilient. Another embodiment of the holder includes tapered splines (36, 38) on the inner surfaces of the holes to gouge longitudinal grooves on the chopsticks to prevent the sticks from rotating in the holes. The holes may have round or square cross sections. The holder may be shifted down the sticks to increase operating force.
Claims16
A chopstick holder, comprising:
- a pair of elongated holding portions having a pair of respective through holes of a predetermined dimension for holding a pair of chopsticks of a predetermined transverse dimension in a generally parallel relationship and with the dimensions of said through holes being such that said chopsticks will be held by frictional engagement when they are inserted into said respective through holes, and
- connecting means for holding said holding portions a fixed distance apart, and in a generally parallel relationship, said fixed distance being at least twice the dimension of each of said through holes,
- said holding portions having a predetermined thickness, greater than said chopsticks, when measured in a predetermined direction perpendicular to their direction of elongation and perpendicular to their direction of separation,
- said connecting means comprising a web portion of a narrower thickness, when measured in said predetermined direction, than said holding portions, said web portion being integral with said holding portions, said web portion having a generally rectangular shape with a length, as measured in the direction of elongation of said holding portions, which is greater than its thickness and at least as great as the separation between said holding portions, said web portion being made of a resilient material so as to premit said holding portions to move with respect to each other.
A chopstick holder, comprising:
- a pair of elongated holding portions having a pair of respective through holes of a predetermined dimension for holding a pair of chopsticks of a predetermined transverse dimension in a generally parallel relationship and with the dimensions of said through holes being such that said chopsticks will be held by frictional engagement when they are inserted into said respective through holes, and
- connecting means for holding said holding portions a fixed distance apart, and in a generally parallel relationship, said fixed distance being at least twice the dimension of each of said through holes,
- said holding portions having a predetermined thickness, greater than said chopsticks, when measured in a predetermined direction perpendicular to their direction of elongation and perpendicular to their direction of separation,
- at least one elongated spline projecting out from the wall of each of said through holes and tapering longitudinally from a predetermined height up from said wall down to the wall of said through hole, such that when said chopstick of said predetermined transverse dimension is inserted into one of said through holes, said spline will gouge a longitudinal groove into said chopstick, the length of said spline being less than that of said through hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.