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 Title: |
US3858320:
UNIVERSAL CULINARY TOOL WITH PROTECTIVE SCREEN SHIELD
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Neal, James; Gary, IN 46407
Duvall, Elbert; Gary, IN 46401
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1975-01-07
/ 1974-04-19
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| Application Number: |
US1974000462428
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A47J 43/28;
Core:
A47J 43/00;
IPC-7:
A47J 43/28;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
030/323;
002/017;
030/326;
294/131;
0D7/688;
Original:
030/323;
030/326;
002/017;
294/131;
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| Field of Search: |
030/286,323,326,327,295
002/017
294/059,131
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| Priority Number: |
| 1974-04-19 |
US1974000462428 |
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| Abstract: |
A universal culinary tool including a protective screen shield and adapted to be applied to kitchen type utensils, such as forks, spoons, and the like in a manner to protect the hand of the individual which is grasping the tool in a manner to protect the hand and the individual against injury from grease splatter, heat of the cooking fire, and the like during the individual's use of the utensil in stirring or manipulating food in the cooking process. The tool is comprised of a handle adapted to receive the shaft of the utensil therein in a removable manner therefrom, with the shield adapted to be fit about the shaft and slidable to any selected position thereon and to be pivotable relative thereto and to completely surrounding the shaft and project outwardly therefrom.
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Smith, Al Lawrence; Peters, J. C.
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:
1. A universal culinary tool including a protective screen type shield and which is adapted for use with a plurality of interchangeable kitchen utensils, the combination comprising:
- a kitchen utensil having an elongated cylindrical shaft, the shaft terminating at one end in a terminal end portion having a reduced diameter relative to the diameter of the main shaft, the reduced diameter portion defining with the main shaft portion an annular shoulder therebetween, and a pair of diametrically opposed axially extending locking ear members each projecting outwardly of the reduced shaft end portion;
- an elongated handle member having a closed back end and a front end provided with an axially extending recess opening out of said front end;
- attachment means mounted on said front end of said handle and adapted to receive said terminal end portion of said utensil shaft therein for removably securing said shaft to said handle;
- a protective screen shield comprised of an endless rim member of a size and configuration substantially greater than the utensil shaft, a fine mesh screen affixed to said rim and projecting therebetween in the plane of said rim, an opening extending transversely through said screen approximately centrally thereof; and
- a lock and swivel mechanism affixed to said screen in said opening and adapted to slidingly receive said utensil shaft therethrough for positioning said screen shield at any selected position along said shaft with said shield being swivelly supported for swinging movement to occupy selected positions relative to the axis of the utensil shaft.
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| Forward References: |
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