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 Title: |
US4535538:
Combination non-disposable table utensil
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Nelson, Shelby W.; Minneapolis, MN 55413
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1985-08-20
/ 1984-04-10
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| Application Number: |
US1984000598906
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A47G 21/02;
Core:
A47G 21/00;
IPC-7:
A47G 21/06;
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| ECLA Code: |
A47G21/02;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
030/147;
0D7/643;
Original:
030/147;
D07/137;
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| Field of Search: |
030/147,149,150
D07/137,138
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| Priority Number: |
| 1984-04-10 |
US1984000598906 |
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| Abstract: |
A combination non-disposable table utensil capable of performing as a knife, fork or spoon having a handle with a scoop extending from one end thereof. At one end of the scoop, a plurality of tines extend outwardly therefrom. The scoop also includes first and second edges with a beveled edge extending along the entire length of the first edge. The beveled edge is capable of severing food materials upon a rocking action being applied to the handle. Between each adjacent tine is an indentation have a long and short edge which are connected by a downwardly sloping edge. The shape of the indentations maximizes the surface area of the scoop to better retain liquid materials within the basin bowl of the scoop.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Bains, Herman H. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Peters, Jimmy C.;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A non-disposable eating utensil molded from an inert plastic material, comprising:
- a handle of sufficient rigidity to withstand vigorous manual pressure and having a concave-convex scoop at one end, said scoop being generally in the shape of a spoon;
- tines extending outwardly from one end of said scoop, said tines functioning generally in the manner of a fork;
- said scoop having first and second edges and a basin bowl, said first edge being parallel to the plane of said handle and beveled along its length to function as a knife, and capable, under rocking pressure, to sever food, said first edge being nonserrated to prevent injury to the mouth of a user, said scoop having a smoothly uninterrupted concave upper surface;
- said handle being centered proportionally between said first and second edges of said scoop so as to provide balance; and
- said scoop including a plurality of indentations between said tines, said indentations including a short and a long edge, said short and long edges being connected by a downwardly sloping edge, said indentations cooperating with said tines so that the upper surface of the latter is co-extensive with the upper concave surface of the scoop thereby maximizing surface area for containment of liquid materials within said basin bowl of said scoop.
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