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US6457238:
Eating utensil
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Maier, Michael; 78098 Triberg, Germany
Maier, Thomas; 78132 Niederwasser, Germany
Schauer, Thilo; Niedereschach, Germany
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| Assignee: |
Maier; Michael Germany
Maier; Thomas Germany
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| Published / Filed: |
2002-10-01
/ 2000-05-10
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| Application Number: |
US2000000568347
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A47G 21/08;
IPC-7:
A47G 21/04;
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| ECLA Code: |
A47G21/08;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
030/142;
030/130;
030/135;
030/324;
294/050.8;
0D7/653;
0D7/663;
0D7/664;
Original:
030/142;
030/130;
030/135;
030/324;
294/050.8;
D07/663;
D07/664;
D07/653;
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| Field of Search: |
030/326,324,325,327,328,142,131,134,135,124,130
D07/653,664,662,663
007/158
294/50.8
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| Abstract: |
An eating utensil with a spoon shell fastened to a handle enables handicapped people, who have, e.g., only one usable hand, to reduce in size pieces of food, e.g., meat, by cutting into bite-sized pieces. To achieve this, the spoon shell (1, 31) and the handle (6) are of a two-part design. The spoon shell (1) has a first shell part (2) with a first handle shaft (4) and a second shell part (3) with a second handle shaft (5). The respective shell parts (2, 3) and handle shafts (4, 5), which are rigidly connected to one another, are connected to one another by a scissor hinge (7) and can be moved against one another in a scissor-like manner. The shell parts (2, 3) have cutting edges (8, 9) cooperating in a scissor-like manner.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
McGlew and Tuttle, P.C. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Goodman, Charles;
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| Maintenance Status: |
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| Designated Country: |
AT CH DE LI
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. An eating utensil, comprising:
- an inner spoon shell part rigidly connected to a first handle shaft;
- an outer spoon shell part rigidly connected to a second handle shaft, said outer spoon shell part and said inner spoon shell part cooperating to form a spoon shell separated into said outer spoon shell part and said inner spoon shell part along a ring line;
- a hinge connecting said first handle shaft to said second handle shaft at a location adjacent to said spoon shell, said hinge defining a laterally extending pivot axis, said first handle shaft pivoting with respect to said second handle shaft about said pivot axis and said outer spoon shell part pivoting with respect to said inner spoon shell part to move between an open position and a closed position forming said spoon shell, said outer spoon shell part comprising an outer edge ring with an outer spoon shell part cutting edge extending a distance adjacent to said ring line, said inner shell spoon part having an outer edge with an inner spoon shell part cutting edge extending a distance adjacent to said ring line, said outer spoon shell part cutting edge and said inner spoon shell part cutting edge cooperating with portions of said outer spoon shell part cutting edge coming into contact with portions of said inner spoon shell part cutting edge as said outer spoon shell part is moved relative to said inner spoon shell part from said open position to said closed position forming said spoon shell;
- a spreading spring arranged between said first handle shaft and said second handle shaft;
- a locking device acting on said first handle shaft and said second handle shaft with said outer spoon shell part and said inner spoon shell part in said closed position forming said spoon shell.
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