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Title: US7134206: Combination utensil
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Country: US United States of America

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Inventor: Bach, Gregory P.; Colmar, PA, United States of America 18915

Assignee: None

Published / Filed: 2006-11-14 / 2006-03-06

Application Number: US2006000368687

IPC Code: Advanced: A22C 29/02;
Core: A22C 29/00;

ECLA Code: A47G21/06B; A22C29/02F;

U.S. Class: 030/120.1; 030/147; 452/006;

Field of Search: 030/120.1,137,147,148 452/006 0D7/106

Priority Number:
2006-03-06  US2006000368687
2003-04-03  US2003000407815
2002-04-03  US2002000369551P

Abstract:     A combination utensil for preparing and eating crustaceans comprising an elongated handle portion having opposing longitudinal ends; a crustacean shell breaking tool extending integrally from one of the longitudinal ends; and a fork extending integrally from a remaining one of the two longitudinal heads.

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP ;

Primary / Asst. Examiners: Payer, Hwei-Siu;

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Related Applications:
Application Number Filed Patent Pub. Date  Title
US2003000407815 2003-04-03    2006-04-11  Combination utensil


       
Parent Case: CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
    This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/407,815, filed Apr. 3, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,024,777, which claimed the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/369,551, filed Apr. 3, 2002.

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    1. A combination utensil for preparing and eating crustaceans comprising:

an elongated handle portion having opposing longitudinal ends;

a crustacean shell breaking tool extending integrally from a first one of the opposing longitudinal ends; and

a fork extending integrally from a second one of the opposing longitudinal ends;

wherein:

the shell breaking tool includes first and second members extending generally longitudinally from the one longitudinal end of the handle portion and apart from one another so as to define a generally longitudinally extending slot, the first member having an elongated, generally longitudinally extending, generally pointed edge facing the second member across the slot and the second member having a generally broad and generally flat surface extending longitudinally and transversely to the first member and most proximal to and facing the pointed edge of the first member,

the fork includes a generally convex major side and an opposing, generally concave major side, and

the first member and the concave major sides of the fork are located on one lateral side of the utensil.



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Patent  Pub.Date  Inventor Assignee   Title
Get PDF - 2pp US849098  1907-04 Aufrichtig   COMBINED FORK, SPOON, KNIFE, AND CAN-OPENER.
Get PDF - 3pp US2607988* 1952-08 Williams    
Get PDF - 1pp USD183525* 1958-09 Kaye    
Get PDF - 4pp US4172306  1979-10 Hopkins   Utensil for opening crab legs and the like
Get PDF - 5pp US4200961  1980-05 Mueller   Separating meat from shell
Get PDF - 5pp US4569103  1986-02 Taurinskas   Crab leg knife
Get PDF - 4pp US5080629  1992-01 Ellison   Opener for the shells of crustaceans
Get PDF - 5pp US5403230  1995-04 Capriglione, Sr.   Shellfish claw cutter
Get PDF - 14pp US5586931  1996-12 Williams, Jr.   Hand operated crab leg opener with multiangled blade
Get PDF - 12pp US5613904  1997-03 LaSalle et al.  LaSalle Product Development, Inc. Utensil for opening the shells of crustaceans
Get PDF - 5pp US6390911  2002-05 Lombardo   Shell seafood cracking and serving device
Get PDF - 4pp US7024777  2006-04 Bach   Combination utensil
Get PDF - 6pp US20010045016  2001-11 O'Brien et al.   GRAPEFRUIT KNIFE
Get PDF - 6pp US20060027064  2006-02 Panik et al.   Shellfish fork combination and method of use
Get PDF - 6pp US20060099896  2006-05 Mindes   System and method for opening and extracting shellfish
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Foreign References: None

Continuity Data:
Application Number Filed Notes

US2006000368687 2006-03-06  is a related to the prior publication
     US20060143927A1 issued 2006-07-06  Combination utensil

>US2006000368687< 2006-03-06  is a continuation of
US2003000407815  2003-04-03   (granted)
     US7024777 issued 2006-04-11   Combination utensil

11368687   is a continuation of
US2003000407815  2003-04-03
     US7024777 issued 2006-04-11   Combination utensil

US2006000368687 2006-03-06  is a non-provisional of provisional
US2002000369551P  2002-04-03


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