Training Chopsticks

Abstract

Training chopsticks including an upper chopstick having a forward end, a rearward end, an upper side, a lower side, a lateral side, and an oppositely lateral side; a lower chopstick having a forward end, a rearward end, an upper side, a lower side, a lateral side, and an oppositely lateral side; a first finger loop extending upwardly from the upper chopstick; a second finger loop extending downwardly from the upper chopstick; a third finger loop extending downwardly from the lower chopstick; a first slot attaching the first finger loop to the upper chopstick; a second slot attaching the second finger loop to the upper chopstick, the second mounting means positioning the second finger loop forwardly from the first finger loop; and a third slot attaching the third finger loop to the lower chopstick.

The invention hereby claimed is: 
     
         1 . Training chopsticks comprising:
 (a) an upper chopstick having a forward end, a rearward end, an upper side, a lower side, a lateral side, and an oppositely lateral side;   (b) a lower chopstick having a forward end, a rearward end, an upper side, a lower side, a lateral side, and an oppositely lateral side;   (c) a first finger loop extending upwardly from the upper chopstick;   (d) a second finger loop extending downwardly from the upper chopstick;   (e) a third finger loop extending downwardly from the lower chopstick;   (f) first mounting means attaching the first finger loop to the upper chopstick;   (g) second mounting means attaching the second finger loop to the upper chopstick, the second mounting means positioning the second finger loop forwardly from the first finger loop; and   (h) third mounting means attaching the third finger loop to the lower chopstick.   
     
     
         2 . The training chopsticks of  claim 1  wherein each mounting means among the first, second, and third mounting means comprises a protuberance and slot combination. 
     
     
         3 . The training chopsticks of  claim 2  wherein the slot of the first mounting means' protuberance and slot combination opens downwardly. 
     
     
         4 . The training chopsticks of  claim 3  wherein each slot among the second and third mounting means' protuberance and slot combinations opens upwardly. 
     
     
         5 . The training chopsticks of  claim 4  further comprising a plurality of second slots, each slot among the plurality of second slots extending downwardly into and opening upwardly at the protuberance of the third mounting means' protuberance and slot combination. 
     
     
         6 . The training chopsticks of  claim 4  wherein the slot of the first mounting means' protuberance and slot combination has lateral and oppositely lateral ends, the lateral end of said slot being positioned forwardly from said slot's oppositely lateral end. 
     
     
         7 . The training chopsticks of  claim 6  wherein the slot of the third mounting means' protuberance and slot combination has lateral and oppositely lateral ends, the lateral end of said slot being positioned forwardly from said slot's oppositely lateral end. 
     
     
         8 . The training chopsticks of  claim 2  wherein each loop among the first, second, and third finger loops comprises an elastic band. 
     
     
         9 . The training chopsticks of  claim 8  wherein each slot among the first, second, and third protuberance and slot combinations' slots comprises a “C” channel having a throat, each “C” channel's throat being fitted for releasably retaining one of the elastic bands. 
     
     
         10 . The training chopsticks of  claim 1  wherein each mounting means among the first, second, and third mounting means comprises a pair of hooks. 
     
     
         11 . The training chopsticks of  claim 10  wherein the first mounting means' hooks extend downwardly from the upper chopstick's lower side. 
     
     
         12 . The training chopsticks of  claim 11  wherein the second and third mounting means' hooks respectively extend upwardly from the upper chopstick's upper side and lower chopstick's upper side.