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US4707922:
Eating implement
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Hosak-Robb, Barbara; Munich, Germany
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| Assignee: |
Robbe & Berking GmbH & Co. KG
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| Published / Filed: |
1987-11-24
/ 1985-10-04
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| Application Number: |
US1985000784853
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A47G 21/06;
A47G 21/10;
Core:
A47G 21/00;
IPC-7:
A47J 43/28;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
030/322;
294/099.2;
Original:
030/322;
294/099.2;
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| Field of Search: |
030/322
294/99.2
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| Abstract: |
The eating implement comprises a tong-like shaped body with two rod-like members interconnected by means of a resilient-elastic web, said members having pointed ends, the tong members being curved in accordance with the curvature of the prongs of a fork and after pressing together automatically spring back into their initial position on removing the external pressure. Thus, an eating implement is obtained which, in the same way as oriental chopsticks, makes it possible to take up pieces of food and guide same to the mouth and which can also be used in the same way as a conventional fork.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Toren, McGeady & Associates ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Watts, Douglas D.;
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. An eating implement comprising a tong-like shaped member (10) including two rod-shaped legs (11, 12) extending approximately parallel to and spaced from one another and each having a first end and a second end with the first ends interconnected by a web (13), said web (13) being a resilient-elastic element (20) for automatically restoring said legs into the parallel position after the release of pressure displacing said legs toward one another, wherein the improvement comprises that the second ends of said legs are pointed, said legs in the direction between the first and second ends thereof have a slightly arcuate shape being bent out of a flat plane extending between the first and second ends in the manner of the curvature of fork tines, said legs having inwardly facing planar surfaces facing one another and outwardly facing rounded surfaces directed in the opposite direction, wherein said web comprises a resilient-elastic plastic part with a recovery power formed of a cross-linked polyurethane elastomer placed in the interior of the web shaped as a hollow body.
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