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 Title: |
US5056173:
Combination fork and chopsticks
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Brincat, Frank J.; Astoria, NY 11102
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1991-10-15
/ 1990-08-31
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| Application Number: |
US1990000576372
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A47G 21/02;
A47G 21/06;
Core:
A47G 21/00;
IPC-7:
B25F 1/00;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
007/112;
030/142;
030/322;
294/051;
294/055.5;
294/099.2;
0D7/642;
0D7/643;
0D7/644;
Original:
007/112;
030/142;
030/322;
294/051;
294/055.5;
294/099.2;
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| Field of Search: |
007/112,110,169,170
030/142,147,148,150,322
294/99.2,16,51,55.5
D07/645,643,644
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| Priority Number: |
| 1990-08-31 |
US1990000576372 |
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| Abstract: |
A combination fork and chopsticks utensil is provided and consists of a chopsticks portion integral with and extending from a fork portion. The fork portion can namely be utilized for picking up and eating food, while the chopsticks portion can at times also be used for eating food.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Kroll, Michael I. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Parker, Roscoe V.;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims:
1. A combination fork and chopsticks utensil, comprising:
- (a) a fork portion; and
- (b) a chopsticks portion extending from said fork portion and being one homogeneous piece with said fork portion, said chopsticks portion being flexible and substantially parallel and have square cross-sections that taper towards said fork portion, said chopsticks portion including a pair of elongated slender rods, said slender rods having a space extending therebetween so that said slender rods can be flexed by the hand to move towards each other to pick up the food, said slender rods acting as a handle for said fork portion so that in a first instance a hand can grip said chopsticks portion with said fork portion facing downwardly to use said fork portion for picking up and eating food and in a second instance the hand can grip said chopsticks portion with said fork portion facing upwardly to use said chopsticks portion for picking up and eating food.
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