Patent ID: 7182378

Claim:
An assist tool for chopsticks comprising: an adapter which couples upper and lower chopsticks such that distal end portions thereof can be opened and closed about rear end portions thereof serving as fulcrums; and a supporter which is fitted to a vicinity of a base of a forefinger of a user to support the adapter on the base, wherein, the adapter is provided with an adapter main body and an adapter spring disposed inside the adapter main body, the adapter main body has a pair of side walls of which inner faces are constituted as chopstick receiving faces and a chopstick inserting space in which the adapter spring is disposed, and clearances are formed between the adapter spring and the side walls in which the rear end portions of the chopsticks are inserted to thereby be sandwiched between the adapter spring and the chopstick receiving faces, and the supporter includes a finger fitting portion and a supporting portion provided thereon to be coupled to the adapter, and the finger fitting portion curved in a generally inverted U shape so as to fit to the vicinity of the base of the forefinger.