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 Title: |
US4576408:
Chopstick holder
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Maneki, Satome; Glendale, CA 91208
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1986-03-18
/ 1983-12-15
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| Application Number: |
US1983000561834
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A47G 21/06;
A47G 21/10;
Core:
A47G 21/00;
IPC-7:
A47G 21/10;
A47J 43/28;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
294/099.2;
024/530;
0D7/641;
0D7/642;
Original:
294/099.2;
024/530;
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| Field of Search: |
294/003,5,8.5,11,16,33,99 R,99 SAJ
D07/105
024/499-501,507,511,530
081/043
128/354
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| Priority Number: |
| 1983-12-15 |
US1983000561834 |
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| Abstract: |
Disclosed is a chopstick holder comprising a unitary interrupted circular ring of resilient material having a pair of slots or openings in the side wall dimensioned to receive chopsticks. The openings are chordlike and adapted to receive chopsticks and hold them by friction against the side walls of the openings. The openings are angled whereby chopsticks inserted to the full depth of the opening are angled for natural grasping and use. Being of a single simple ring shape, the chopstick holders are easily fabricated and easily washable. Alternately, the chopstick holders are sufficiently low in cost that they may be discarded after a single use. Sufficient room is provided on the top for an advertising message.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Wagner, John E. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Cherry, Johnny D.;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A chopstick holder consisting of a unitary interrupted generally circular uniform dimension ring of resilient material;
- said interrupted ring having a pair of ends defining a gap therebetween;
- said interrupted ring further defining a pair of elongated arc-like slots in the wall thereof;
- said elongated arc-like slots having a width corresponding to the thickness of a chopstick and having a length sufficient to confine one chopstick in each of said slots by frictional engagement of the sides of the chopstick with the sides of said slots after lateral insertion of chopsticks in said slots;
- said slots positioned whereby a pair of chopsticks secured in respective slots are angled towards each other but with the ends out of contact and having sufficient spacing therebetween to allow the user to place a morsel of food therebetween;
- said holder being compressible by the user sufficiently to allow the morsel to be picked up without the ends of the gap closing; and
- the pressure of the user in picking up a morsel being applied in a direction which urges the chopsticks into their respective slots.
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