PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hand scoop which protects finger tips of a working woman by solving the problem in which: in light work such as the transplantation of seedlings and the removal of weed in/from warm and soft soil, the working woman is liable to perform the transplantation and removal by using cotton work gloves and rubber gloves while throwing away an implement such as a transplantation trowel, thus causing the further abuse of the finger tips when a working amount of a horticulture farmhouse or the like is large, and also, even if the soil is soft, burdens applied on the finger tips are large, and thus the working woman has incurred large trouble.SOLUTION: There is provided a small-sized scoop which works in conjunction with the motion of an actual working portion of a palm: a half of the palm from base nodes of fingers up to finger tips. A grip is formed into a three-ring shape, and made to fit to the fingers by being formed into a chevron shape which conforms to a natural bend of the fingers. The scoop has no uncomfortable feeling in motion, and is provided as an implement usable in the feeling of cotton work gloves and rubber gloves.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】ホカホカの柔らかい土を相手に、苗を移植したり小さな雑草を除いたりの軽い作業時は、移植ゴテなどの道具を放り投げ、軍手やゴム手で直に行ってしまう場合が多い。しかも園芸農家など作業量が多い場合、なおさら手先・指先を酷使してしまう。しかし柔らかい土とはいえ、手先・指先にかかる負担は大きく、働く女性の大きな悩みの一つであった。本発明は、働く女性の手先・指先を守るハンドスコップを提供する。【解決手段】手のひらの半分、指の基節から指先まで、手のひらの実働部分の動きに合わせて動く、小さなスコップにした。持ち手を3つの指輪状にし、指の自然な湾曲に合わせてへの字にすることで指先にフイットし、動きに違和感が無くなり、軍手・ゴム手感覚で使える道具になった。【選択図】図1
