Patent ID: 8292343

Claim:
A pair of chopsticks, each chopstick comprising: a food-carrying portion formed on a first end thereof; and a magnetic portion formed on a second end thereof opposite to the first end, the magnetic portion having a receiving space defined therein and a magnet received in the receiving space, the magnetic portion having a tapered section disposed on an outer periphery thereof, the tapered section tapered with a tapered angle θ toward a distal end of the second end opposite to the first end, the magnetic portion having an annular protrusion disposed thereon, a top of the magnet being above the annular protrusion, the tapered section formed as a cone surface on an outer periphery of the annular protrusion, the tapered section below the top of the magnet; wherein when the two magnets of the chopsticks magnetically attract each other, the two tapered sections of the chopsticks facially contact with each other and the two food-carrying portions are pivotally separated, the two food-carrying portions being able to pivotally move toward/outward each other; thereby when a user grips the chopsticks in one hand for grasping a food, the two food-carrying portions are able to pivotally move toward/outward each other about the tapered sections for picking up or releasing the food; the two food-carrying portions are able to automatically move outward from each other with the opening angle to release the food due to a magnetic attraction between the tapered sections.