Patent Abstract:
A dining utensil having a replaceable pattern plate includes a see-through containing space for containing a plurality of pattern plates with different figures, and the pattern plates are stacked in the containing space, and a stopper is plugged at an open end of the containing space for preventing the pattern plates from falling out or preventing water permeation when the dining utensil is washed, and the pattern plates can be swapped to arouse children&#39;s curiosity and give more funs to the dining for children.

Full Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001]     1. Field of the Invention  
         [0002]     The present invention relates to a dining utensil having a replaceable pattern plate, and more particularly to a dining utensil that installs different pattern plates into a containing space of the dining utensil, so that consumers (such as parents of a child) can swap the pattern plates anytime to attract children&#39;s attention and curiosity, so as to provide more fins to the dining for children.  
         [0003]     2. Description of the Related Art  
         [0004]     As family income grows, parents pay more attentions to their children and treat them more precious than ever. To avoid children from getting hungry, snacks including crackers and candies are available at home all the time, so that children can have snacks whenever they feel hungry. As a result, children may not be able to eat their regular meals, and ill-balanced feeding or malnutrition may occur. To let children eat as much as they need for the balanced nutrition, parents usually put up lots of efforts to encourage children to have regular meals. Even though parents try very hard, the result is usually ineffective. In order to give more fin to the dining for children, various different patterns are printed onto the dining utensils. However, the figures painted on the exterior or the interior of a dining utensil is fixed regardless of what material the dining utensil is made. The printed figures no longer attract children when such dining utensil has been used for a while, and thus reducing the children&#39;s willingness for dining.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0005]     In view of the monotony of a prior art dining utensil, the inventor of the present invention focused on the problems and based on years of experience to conduct extensive researches and experiments, and finally invented a dining utensil having a replaceable pattern plate in accordance with the present invention.  
         [0006]     Therefore, it is a primary objective of the present invention to provide a dining utensil having a replaceable pattern plate, and the structure of the dining utensil includes a main body which could be the form of a dish, a bowl, a spoon, and a pair of chopsticks, and the main body includes a containing space disposed at a predetermined position of the main body for containing a plurality of pattern plates with different figures, and the pattern plates can be stacked in the containing space and a stopper is plugged in an open end of the containing space for preventing the pattern plates from falling out or water from permeating when the dining utensil is washed. The pattern plates in the containing space can be swapped to satisfy children&#39;s curiosity as well as giving more funs to the dining for children.  
         [0007]     Another objective of the present invention is to provide a dining utensil having a replaceable pattern plate, and the structure of the dining utensil includes a main body, and the main body includes a containing space disposed at a predetermined position of the main body, and the containing space is provided for containing a plurality of pattern plates simultaneously to facilitate consumers to put the replaced pattern plate therein directly, so as to conveniently accommodate the pattern plates, prevent the pattern plates from missing, and provide an easy storage. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0008]     To make it easier for our examiner to understand the objective, shape, assembly, structure, characteristics and performance of the present invention, the following embodiments accompanied with the related drawings are described in details.  
         [0009]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of the present invention being applied to a bowl;  
         [0010]      FIG. 2  is an exploded view of the present invention being applied to a bowl;  
         [0011]      FIG. 2A  is an enlarged view of the present invention being applied to a bowl;  
         [0012]      FIG. 2B  is an enlarged view of a stopper of a bowl according to the present invention;  
         [0013]      FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view of the present invention being applied to a bowl;  
         [0014]      FIG. 3A  is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the present invention being applied to a bowl;  
         [0015]      FIG. 4  is a perspective view of the present invention being applied to a fork;  
         [0016]      FIG. 5  is a schematic view of the present invention being applied to a disk;  
         [0017]      FIG. 6  is an exploded view the present invention being applied to a disk;  
         [0018]      FIG. 6A  is an enlarged view of a containing space of a disk according to the present invention;  
         [0019]      FIG. 6B  is an enlarged view of a stopper being applied onto a disk according to the present invention;  
         [0020]      FIG. 7  is an exploded view of the present invention being applied to a bowl according to another preferred embodiment;  
         [0021]      FIG. 7A  is an enlarged view of a containing space of a bowl according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0022]      FIG. 7B  is an enlarged view of a containing space of a bowl according to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention; and  
         [0023]      FIG. 8  is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a bowl according to another further preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS  
       [0024]     Referring to  FIGS. 1, 2 ,  2 A,  2 B,  3  and  3 A for the dining utensil having a replaceable pattern plate according to the invention, a preferred embodiment of the invention is applied to the structure of a bowl having a main body  10 , and the main body  10  includes a containing space  11  having an indention around the periphery of the main body  10 , and the containing space  11  contains a plurality of pattern plates  20  with different figures, and the pattern plates  20  are stacked in the containing space  11  for facilitating consumers to store the replaced pattern plate  20  therein, prevent the pattern plates  20  from missing, and provide an easy storage. A corresponding embedding groove  111  is disposed at an open end of the containing space  11 , and the embedding groove  111  is embedded with a stopper  30 , and the stopper  30  has a solid body  31 , and the periphery of the solid body  31  is wrapped by an elastic body  32  which is made of silicone according to this preferred embodiment, such that the elastic body  32  presses the stopper  30  to seal an open end of the containing space  11  and fix the stopper  30  into its position, and prevent water from entering therein. The stopper  30  further includes a lug  33  provided for users to pull and separate the stopper from the main body  10 , when a user wants to replace the pattern plate  20  with another different pattern plate  20 .  
         [0025]     When the invention is in use, a user holds the lug  33  and pulls the stopper  30  in a direction away from the containing space  11  to separate the stopper  30  from the containing space  11  and removes the pattern plate  20  from the containing space  11 . After the pattern plate  20  is replaced by another pattern plate  20 , all of the pattern plates  20  are put back into the containing space  11 , and a stopper  30  is used to fix the pattern plates  20  into their position. Therefore, the pattern plates in the containing space  11  can be swapped to satisfy the children&#39;s curiosity and give more funs to the dining for children.  
         [0026]     Referring to  FIG. 4  for the present invention being applied to the structure of a fork, the fork includes a main body  40 , and the main body  40  includes a fork body  42  disposed at an end of the main body  40 , and the main body  40  further includes a containing space  41  for containing a plurality of pattern plates  50  with different figures, and a stopper  43  is plugged at an opening of the containing space  41 , such that if the stopper  43  is pulled from the containing space  41 , the stopper  43  will be separated from the containing space  11 , and the pattern plates  50  can be removed from the containing space  41 . After a pattern plate  50  is swapped with another pattern plate  50 , all of the pattern plates  50  are put back into the containing space  41 , and the stopper  43  is used to fix the pattern plates  50  into their position. Therefore, the pattern plates  50  in the containing space  41  can be swapped to satisfy children&#39;s curiosity and give more funs to the dining for children.  
         [0027]     Referring to  FIGS. 5, 6 ,  6 A and  6 B, a dining utensil having a replaceable pattern plate in accordance with the present invention is applied to the structure of a dish, the structure includes a main body  60  which is a dish in this preferred embodiment, and the periphery of the main body  60  has an indented containing space  61  for containing a plurality of pattern plates  70  with different figures, and the pattern plates  70  are stacked in the containing space  61 . A corresponding embedding groove  611  is disposed at an open end of the containing space  61 , and a stopper  80  is plugged into the embedding groove  611 . The stopper  80  includes a solid body  81 , and the periphery of the solid body  81  is wrapped by an elastic body  82  which is made of silicone in this preferred embodiment. When the invention is in use, the elastic body  82  presses the stopper  80  to seal an open end of the containing space  61  and fixes the stopper  80  into its position, and thus preventing water from entering therein. Further, the stopper  80  has a lug  83 , so that when a user wants to replace the pattern plates  70 , the user can pull the lug  83  to separate the stopper  80  from the main body  60 .  
         [0028]     When the invention is in use, a user holds the lug  83  to pull the stopper  80  from the containing space  61  to separate the stopper  80  from the containing space  61  and removes the pattern plates  70  from the containing space  61 . After a pattern plate  70  is swapped with another pattern plate  70 , all of the pattern plates  70  are put back into the containing space  61  and fixed into their position by the stopper  80 . Therefore, the pattern plates  70  in the containing space  61  can be swapped to satisfy children&#39;s curiosity and give more funs to the dining for children.  
         [0029]     Referring to  FIGS. 7, 7A ,  7 B and  8 , a dining utensil having a replaceable pattern plate of the present invention is another structure applied to a bowl, and the structure has a main body  10  which is a bowl in this preferred embodiment. The main body  10  includes an indented containing space  11  disposed at the periphery of the main body  10  for containing a plurality of pattern plates  20  with different figures, and the pattern plates  20  are stacked in the containing space  11 . A corresponding embedding groove  111  disposed at an open end of the containing space  11  is a groove having a screw thread on its surface, and a stopper  90  is plugged into the embedding groove  111 , and the stopper  90  includes a screw thread matching with the screw thread of the embedding groove  111 , and the stopper  90  includes a plastic strip  91  which is made of silicone in this embodiment for covering the periphery of the stopper  90 . When the invention is in use, the plastic strip  91  presses the stopper  90  to seal an open end of the containing space  11  and fix the stopper  90  into its position, and prevent water entering therein. The stopper  90  at its surface has an indentation  92  provided for users to unscrew and loosen the stopper  90 .  
         [0030]     When the invention is in use, the stopper  90  is rotated from the containing space  11  to separate the stopper  90  from the containing space  11 . After the pattern plates  20  are removed from the containing space  11  and a pattern plate  20  is swapped by another pattern plate  20 , all of the pattern plates  20  are put back into the containing space  11  and fixed into their position by the stopper  90 . Therefore, the pattern plates  20  in the containing space  11  can be swapped to satisfy children&#39;s curiosity and give more funs to the dining for children.  
         [0031]     In summation of the description above, the dining utensil having a replaceable pattern plate in accordance with the present invention comes with a simple structure and a convenient function to encourage consumers to use the dining utensil. Thus, the invention definitely can overcome the shortcomings of the prior art structure and enhance the performance.  
         [0032]     In summation of the above description, the present invention herein enhances the performance and overcomes the shortcoming of the prior art, and further complies with the patent application requirements.  
         [0033]     While the invention has been described by way of example and in terms of a preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto. To the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements and procedures, and the scope of the appended claims therefore should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements and procedures.

Technology Classification (CPC): 0