PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chopsticks-like device and a chopsticks auxiliary device in which grip strength can sufficiently be given to the tips of chopsticks and fingers and a palm are brought into contact with a wide area, and thereby the movement of the tips of the chopsticks is controlled to make it easy to grab food even by a user of small grip strength while providing the sufficient grip strength to the tips of the chopsticks.SOLUTION: A chopsticks-like device includes: a first member comprising a first side face supported by at least one finger and a first chopsticks-like member a second member comprising a second side face supported by the other finger and a second chopsticks-like member a fulcrum shaft where respective portions of the first member and the second member are overlapped together and pivoted in a turning manner an elastic member for providing repulsive force in the direction to open the first member and the second member when being gripped and turning regulation means for regulating a rotatable range. The chopsticks-like device is configured such that the first member is assumed to be a plane in a portion overlapped with the second member, the second member is assumed to be the plane in the portion overlapped with the first member, and the fulcrum shaft is sandwiched by an extension line of the first chopsticks-like member and the second chopsticks-like member when the tips of the first chopsticks-like member and the second chopsticks-like member are brought into the closest position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】箸先に充分に握力を与えることができ、また、手指や掌とを広い面積で接触させることによって、握力の小さい使用者であっても箸先に充分な握力を与えながら箸先の動きをコントロールして食物を掴みやすくするための箸状器具及び箸補助器具を提供する。【解決手段】少なくとも一本の指で支持される第1の端面と、第1の箸状部材とを含む第1部材と、他の指で支持される第2の端面と、第2の箸状部材とを含む第2部材と、第1部材と第2部材とのそれぞれの一部分同士を重ねて回動可能に軸支する支点軸と、握ったときに、第1部材と第2部材とを開く方向に反発力を与える弾性部材と、回動可能範囲を規制する回動規制手段とを備え、第1部材は、第2部材と重なる部分を平面とし、第2部材は、第1部材と重なる部分を平面とし、第1の箸状部材と第2の箸状部材の先端同士を最接近させたときに、支点軸は、第1の箸状部材及び第2の箸状部材の延長線に挟まれている箸状器具。
