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    • 专利摘要:
    Utensil to facilitate the grip of cutlery; especially by those who suffer from muscle stiffness, such as: Parkinson's patients, convalescent joint injuries or people with other similar ailments. Said utensil comprises an elongated body of revolution (1), provided externally with recesses (11) for ergonomic gripping by hand and featuring a side window (12) in which a body (2) of elastic material is housed. provided with cuts (21) for coupling, with a cutlery handle (C) in a direction perpendicular to the polar axis of the body of revolution (1) and which has at one end a removable cover (13) for access to a specific receptacle for the optional accommodation of a counterweight (3) whose mission is to minimize the transmission of possible tremors from the user's hand to the cover (C). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
    公开号:ES2766048A1
    申请号:ES201831198
    申请日:2018-12-11
    公开日:2020-06-11
    发明作者:Queralt Santiago Carbonell
    申请人:Queralt Santiago Carbonell；
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    专利说明:

    [0002] Utensil to facilitate the grip of cutlery.
    [0004] Technique sector.
    [0006] This invention refers to a utensil to facilitate the grip of cutlery, as well as its handling, especially by those who suffer from muscle stiffness, such as: Parkinson's patients, convalescing joint injuries or people with other similar ailments.
    [0008] This device has technical characteristics aimed at facilitating the grip and handling of cutlery without the patient needing to move the muscles of the arm or forearm; minimizing also the transmission to the cover of the tremors that make its handling difficult.
    [0010] State of the prior art
    [0012] Muscle stiffness involves motor problems that make it difficult to perform some simple tasks, such as grasping and handling silverware to eat food.
    [0014] This problem is determined, in large part, because a correct grip of the cutlery requires the mobility of the muscles of the arm and the forearm, and because in the grip position the handle of the cutlery is oriented in an oblique direction with respect to the forearm.
    [0016] This problem is aggravated in the case of Parkinson's patients, since the tremors associated with this disease cause an uncontrolled movement of the covered and the consequent fall of the food held with it.
    [0018] Therefore, the technical problem that arises is the development of a device that allows an easy and ergonomic support by the patient, that can be fixed to said hand if necessary and that allows the coupling of the cutlery to be used in each case, increasing the autonomy of the user at mealtime. Another objective of the Invention is to reduce tremors in the patient's hands and arms, and their transmission of tremors from the patient to the covered in question.
    [0020] Explanation of the invention
    [0022] To achieve the proposed objectives, the utensil has been devised to facilitate the grip of cutlery, object of the present invention, which comprises an elongated body of revolution, provided externally with recesses for ergonomic grip with one hand and which has an intermediate area a lateral window in which a body of elastic material is housed, provided with cuts for coupling, in a direction perpendicular to the polar axis of the body of revolution, of the handle of a cutlery to be used; said body of revolution further comprising at one of its ends a removable access cover to a specific receptacle for the optional accommodation of a counterweight.
    [0024] With the aforementioned characteristics, the cutlery coupled to the utensil is arranged oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to the polar axis of said body of revolution so that the user makes the grip simply by closing the fist and hugging all or part of the contour of said body of revolution.
    [0026] The possibility of incorporating a counterweight in the receptacle defined for this purpose in the utensil allows minimizing the transmission of tremors from the patient's hand to the covered setting.
    [0028] According to the invention, the utensil also comprises means for attaching a strap for adjusting the utensil to the user's hand.
    [0030] This allows the device to be held in the hand by means of the adjustment strap in those cases in which the user does not have sufficient strength or mobility to make an effective grip on the utensil.
    [0032] Preferably, the elongated body of revolution externally presents a general ellipsoid shape of revolution, or spheroid with a polar axis greater than its equatorial diameter, since this configuration facilitates the grip by the user and minimizes the risk of displacement of the utensil with respect to hand in the direction of the polar axis.
    [0034] The functions that this device satisfies are the following:
    [0036] - Increase the autonomy of the user at mealtime. This is achieved by providing a position in the action of eating that allows reducing efforts. Mainly at two points:
    [0037] - Reducing torsion in the forearm, through the grip perpendicular to the direction of cover.
    [0038] - Reducing the action of the deltoid, by avoiding the need to lift the elbow.
    [0040] - Reduce tremors in the hands and arms. By applying an unbalanced weight with respect to the axis of rotation, two factors can be achieved:
    [0041] - The first: by increasing the inertia of the body, an opposing force is created that helps reduce tremor in the hand.
    [0042] - The second: the advantage that arises when using an unbalanced weight is the possibility of reducing the necessary weight, by creating the same resistance effect. As a consequence you can reduce tiredness at mealtime with remarkable effects in reducing tremors.
    [0044] Added to these two factors is the reduction of rotation in the joints involved in the action of eating.
    [0046] Allow the fastening of any type of cutlery in a simple way, with a foam housing with a geometry prepared to deform properly with the insertion of the cutlery.
    [0048] With the mentioned characteristics this device allows to satisfy the needs of different people:
    [0050] a) Regular users:
    [0051] . Reduce placement time
    [0052] . Reduce weight.
    [0053] . Maximize grip and grip.
    [0054] . Minimize physical effort when using it.
    [0055] . Pleasant to the touch.
    [0056] . Comfortable hold.
    [0057] . Compact, small in size. That it is not annoying to use it in places where there are enough people.
    [0058] . Modern in appearance.
    [0059] . Robust, impact resistant.
    [0060] . Affordable price.
    [0061] . Vivid colors.
    [0063] b) Users who use it for the first time:
    [0064] . Intuitive use, reduce the learning curve. So that the use is as natural as possible.
    [0065] . Easy to understand, before using it you don't need much preparation. . Comfortable
    [0067] c) People who help the user:
    [0068] . Facilitate user autonomy.
    [0069] . Reduce force to help move cutlery.
    [0071] d) People who accompany the user at mealtime:
    [0072] . It does not take up much space on the table
    [0073] . That it does not force the user to adopt postures that make it difficult for their companions to eat.
    [0074] . When using it, do not produce noise.
    [0076] e) Persons in charge of the utensil when it is not used:
    [0077] . Easy to wash
    [0078] . Easy to disassemble, for easy storage.
    [0079] . Resistant.
    [0080] . Stackable, for easy storage.
    [0082] Brief description of the content of the drawings.
    [0084] To complement the description that is being made and in order to facilitate the understanding of the characteristics of the invention, it is attached to this descriptive memory a set of drawings in which, by way of illustration and not limitation, the following has been represented:
    [0086] - Figure 1 shows a perspective view of an example of embodiment of the utensil to facilitate the grip of cutlery, according to the invention.
    [0088] - Figure 2 shows a view of the utensil of the previous figure partially disassembled and with the lid open.
    [0090] - Figure 3 shows a perspective view of the utensil in a position of use and in which its grip by the user can be seen.
    [0092] Detailed exposition of embodiments of the invention.
    [0094] In the exemplary embodiment shown in the attached figures, the utensil to facilitate the grip of cutlery comprises an elongated body of revolution (1), in this case specifically, with a general ellipsoid shape of revolution, or spheroid with a polar axis greater than its equatorial diameter; and it is provided with: recesses (11) for ergonomic grip, a side window (12) and a removable cover (13) at one of its ends.
    [0096] In the aforementioned side window (12) a body (2) is housed, in this case of cylindrical configuration, made of an elastic material and provided with cuts (21) for coupling the handle of the cutlery (C) to be used in each case, so that said cover (C) is oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to the polar axis of the body of revolution (1).
    [0098] The removable cover (13) gives access to a specific receptacle for the optional housing of a counterweight (3) whose purpose is to minimize the transmission of possible tremors from the user's hand to the cover (C) in use.
    [0100] This utensil comprises, at the opposite ends of the body of revolution (1), means for attaching (14) a strap (4) for adjusting the utensil to the user's hand, as shown in Figure 3.
    [0101] It is worth mentioning that said strap (4) is removable, which allows the utensil to be used without said strap (4).
    [0103] Once the nature of the invention has been sufficiently described, as well as a preferred embodiment, it is stated for the appropriate purposes that the materials, shape, size and arrangement of the described elements may be modified, provided that this does not entail an alteration of the essential characteristics of the invention that are claimed below.
    权利要求:
    Claims (3)
    [1]
    1. - Utensil to facilitate the grip of cutlery; characterized in that it comprises an elongated body of revolution (1), provided externally with recesses (11) for ergonomic gripping by hand and featuring a side window (12) in which a body (2) of elastic material is housed provided with cut-outs (21) for coupling, with a cutlery handle (C) in a direction perpendicular to the polar axis of the body of revolution (1) and which has at one end a removable cover (13) for access to a specific receptacle for the optional housing of a counterweight (3).
    [2]
    2. - Utensil, according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises means for attaching a strap (4) for adjusting the utensil to the user's hand.
    [3]
    3.- Utensil, according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized in that the body of revolution (1) externally presents a general shape of ellipsoid of revolution, or spheroid with a polar axis greater than its equatorial diameter.
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