SPORK STRUCTURE

Abstract

A spork structure includes a spoon body, a handle, and two outer serrated plates and at least an inner serrated plate arranged apart from one another at the front end of the spoon body. The inner serrated plate has a height difference portion, and the spork structure is integrally formed by pressing a plant fiber slurry, and the height difference portion is provided for enhancing the structural strength of the inner serrated plate, so that the spork structure has a better structural strength to pierce through food such as steaks, pork chops, vegetables, and fruits, and the spork structure is 100% decomposable naturally after being discarded, and thus having an environmental protection effect.

Claims

1. A spork structure, comprising a spoon body, and a handle disposed at a rear end of the spoon body, characterized in that: the spoon body has two outer serrated plates, at least an inner serrated plate arranged apart from one another at the front end of the spoon body and disposed between the two outer serrated plates, and a fin disposed on both side edges of the spoon body and extended to the outer serrated plates separately to reinforce the outer serrated plate, and the inner serrated plate has a height difference portion to reinforce the inner serrated plate, and the spoon body, the outer serrated plate, the fin, the inner serrated plate, the height difference portion and the handle are integrally formed by pressing a plant fiber slurry.

2. The spork structure of claim 1, wherein the spoon body has both side edges disposed between both front end and rear end of the spoon body, so that the front end, rear end, and both side edges define a concave surface at the top of the spoon body, and a convex surface at the bottom of the spoon body, and both sides of the inner serrated plate has a top coupled to the concave surface of the spoon body and a bottom coupled to the convex surface of the spoon body, and the plant fiber slurry is made of pulp, corncob, bagasse or gramineous plant.

3. The spork structure of claim 2, wherein the height difference portion includes a protrusion formed at the top of the inner serrated plate and a recession formed at the bottom of the inner serrated plate, so that the recession is disposed at a position of the inner serrated plate and configured to be opposite to the protrusion.

4. The spork structure of claim 1, wherein the inner serrated plate has both sides which are tilted edges, and the height difference portion is extended along one of the tilted edges of the inner serrated plate.

5. The spork structure of claim 1, wherein the handle has a rib formed thereon and protruded towards the top or bottom of the handle.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spork structure of the present invention;

[0014] FIG. 2 is an inverted perspective view of FIG. 1;

[0015] FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG. 1;

[0016] FIG. 4 is a top view of FIG. 1;

[0017] FIG. 5 is a side view of FIG. 1;

[0018] FIG. 6 is a front view of FIG. 1;

[0019] FIG. 7 is a side view of a modified embodiment of FIG. 5.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0020] With reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 for a spork structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the spork structure comprises a spoon body 1 and a handle 2. The spoon body 1 has a front end 101, a rear end 102, and two side edges 103, and both side edges 103 of the spoon body 1 are disposed between the front end 101 and rear end 102 of the spoon body 1 respectively, and the handle 2 is disposed at the rear end 102 of the spoon body 1. The front end 101, rear end 102 and two side edges 103 of the spoon body 1 define a curved concave surface 11 at the top of the spoon body 1 for containing food. In addition, the front end 101, rear end 102 and two side edges 103 of the spoon body 1 define a curved convex surface 12 at the bottom of the spoon body 1.

[0021] In a preferred embodiment, two outer serrated plates 13 and at least an inner serrated plate 14 are arranged apart from one another at the front end 101 of the spoon body 1, and the inner serrated plate 14 is disposed between the outer serrated plates 13. Both sides of the inner serrated plate 14 are a top 141 and a bottom 142, and the top 141 of the inner serrated plate 14 is coupled to the concave surface 11 of the spoon body 1, and the bottom 142 of the inner serrated plate 14 is coupled to the convex surface 12 of the spoon body 1. Both side edges 103 of the spoon body 1 have a fin 15, and an end of the fin 15 is extended to the outer serrated plate 13 or out of the outer serrated plate 13 for enhancing the structural strength of the outer serrated plate 13. In a preferred embodiment, the inner serrated plate 14 has a height difference portion 16 for reinforcing the structural strength of the inner serrated plate 14. The spoon body 1, outer serrated plate 13, fin 15, inner serrated plate 14, height difference portion 16 and handle 2 are integrally formed by pressing a plant fiber slurry, wherein the plant fiber is made of pulp (long-fiber pulp), corncob, bagasse, or gramineous plant (such as rice straw and wheat straw).

[0022] With reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 for a spork structure in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the height difference portion 16 is extended from the front end 101 of the spoon body 1 to the inner serrated plate 14, and the height difference portion 16 includes a protrusion 161 and a recession 162, and the protrusion 161 is formed on the concave surface 11 at the front end 101 of the spoon body 1 and the top 141 of the inner serrated plate 14, and the recession 162 is formed on the convex surface 12 at the front end 101 of the spoon body 1 and the bottom 142 of the inner serrated plate 14, so that the recession 162 is configured to be opposite to the protrusion 161 of the inner serrated plate 14. Both sides of the inner serrated plate 14 have a tilted edge 143, and the height difference portion 16, the protrusion 161 and the recession 162 are extended along one of the tilted edges 143 of the inner serrated plate 14.

[0023] Alternatively, the protrusion 161 of the height difference portion 16 may be formed at the top 141 of the inner serrated plate 14 separately, and the recession 162 of the height difference portion 16 at the bottom 142 of the inner serrated plate 14 separately.

[0024] In the present invention, the spork structure is integrally formed by pressing a plant fiber slurry, and the protrusion 161 and recession 162 of the height difference portion 16 are provided for enhancing the structural strength of the inner serrated plate 14 to improve the stability of the inner serrated plate 14. Meanwhile, the fin 15 is provided for enhancing the structural strength of both side edges 103 of the spoon body 1 and the outer serrated plate 13 to guarantee a normal use and operation of the inner serrated plate 14 and the outer serrated plate 13 of the spoon body 1 of the spork structure, and the spork structure is 100% naturally decomposable and thus complies with the environmental protection requirements. The present invention overcomes the insufficient structural strength of the inner serrated plate of the traditional paper spork structure.

[0025] In a feasible embodiment, the handle 2 has a rib 21 for enhancing the structure, and the rib 21 is protruded towards the top of the handle 2 to prevent the source or juice from overflowing backward while digging into the food.

[0026] With reference to FIG. 7 for a modified embodiment, the rib 22 is protruded towards the bottom of the handle 2.