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US7013568:
Snap-together eating utensil assembly
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Schmidt, George; Douglaston, NY, United States of America
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| Assignee: |
Creative Bath Products, Inc., Central Islip, NY, United States of America
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| Published / Filed: |
2006-03-21
/ 2004-09-08
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| Application Number: |
US2004000936111
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A47G 21/06;
A47J 43/28;
B25G 1/00;
Core:
A47J 43/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A47G21/06;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
030/147;
030/148;
030/149;
0D7/645;
Original:
030/147;
030/148;
030/149;
D07/645;
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| Field of Search: |
030/142,143,147,148,149,150
0D7/645
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| Priority Number: |
| 2004-09-08 |
US2004000936111 |
| 2004-06-18 |
US2004000580921P |
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| Abstract: |
An eating utensil assembly includes a knife, a fork and a spoon. The knife includes an elongate handle, and grooves are formed in opposite surfaces of the handle. The fork and the spoon each have channel-shaped handles that can be nested over the handle of the knife. Additionally, the channel-shaped handles of the fork and spoon have elongate ribs configured for releasable snapped engagement with the grooves in the handle of the knife.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Hespos, Gerald E. ;
Casella, Anthony J. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Payer, Hwai-Siu;
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First Claim:
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1. An eating utensil assembly comprising: a knife having opposite first and second ends, a blade formed at the first end and a handle extending from the blade to the second end, the handle having opposite surfaces formed with grooves extending along the handle substantially from the blade to a position spaced from the second end of the handle; a fork having opposite first and second ends, a plurality of substantially concave tines formed adjacent the first end and a concave channel extending from the second end towards the first end, concave surfaces of the tines and the channel facing in a common direction, the concave channel of the fork being configured for nested engagement over the handle of the knife, opposed ribs formed in the concave channel of the fork and configured for releasable snapped engagement with the grooves in the handle of the knife; and a spoon having opposite first and second ends, a concave bowl formed adjacent the first end and a concave channel extending from the second end substantially to the bowl, concave surfaces of the bowls and the channel facing in a common direction, the concave channel of the spoon being configured for nested engagement over the handle of the knife, opposed ribs formed in the concave channel of the spoon and configured for releasable snapped engagement with the grooves in the handle of the knife while the ribs of the fork are in snapped engagement with the grooves in the handled of the knife.
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