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US5697659:
Eating utensil
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Calagui, Juanito; Passaic, NJ 07055
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1997-12-16
/ 1996-05-13
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| Application Number: |
US1996000645338
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A47G 21/06;
Core:
A47G 21/00;
IPC-7:
A47G 21/10;
A47J 43/28;
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| ECLA Code: |
A47G21/10B;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
294/099.2;
294/033;
Original:
294/099.2;
294/033;
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| Field of Search: |
294/1.1,5.5,8.5,16,33,99.2,103.1
030/142,150
D07/642,645
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| Priority Number: |
| 1996-05-13 |
US1996000645338 |
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| Abstract: |
An eating utensil in the nature of an improved chop stick system includes a first elongate member having a ratio of length to average cross-section in the range of about 20:1 to about 60:1. The utensil also includes a second elongate member of substantially like geometry to the first member. The eating utensil further includes a spring like element for providing an outward angular bias, the element including two opposing arms, one of each of the arms secured to opposing lateral surfaces of the first and second members, the lateral surfaces being near respective opposing ends of each of the elongate members. The eating utensil yet further includes a guide element for limiting the angular extent in plane of travel of one of the members relative to the other member.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Silverman, M. K. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Kramer, Dean;
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None
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First Claim:
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Having thus described my invention what I claim as new, useful and non-obvious and, accordingly, secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:
1. An eating utensil, comprising:
- (a) a first elongate member of gradually increasing cross-section having a ratio of length to average cross-section thereof in a range of about 20:1 to about 60:1, in which the length of said member comprises a range of about five to about fifteen inches;
- (b) a second elongate member of substantially like geometry to said first member;
- (c) means for providing an outward angular bias, said means including two opposing arms, one each of said arms secured to opposing lateral surfaces of said first and second members, said lateral surfaces proximal to respective opposing ends of each of said elongate members; and
- (d) guide means for limiting the angular extent, and plane of travel, of one of said elongate members relative to the other, said guide means comprising a plane-defining integral body having therein a hole in said plane of said body, said hole proportioned to accommodate said first member and further having a slot in said plane of said body proportioned to accommodate said second member over an angular range of motion transverse to said plane of said integral body.
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