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 Title: |
US4809435:
Eating utensil
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Printz, Gerald L.; Jackson, MS 39236
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1989-03-07
/ 1987-12-23
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| Application Number: |
US1987000139131
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A47G 21/02;
A47G 21/06;
Core:
A47G 21/00;
IPC-7:
A47J 43/28;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
030/142;
030/322;
294/003;
294/099.2;
0D7/642;
0D7/643;
0D7/664;
Original:
030/142;
030/322;
294/099.2;
D07/148;
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| Field of Search: |
030/142,322-325
294/016,99.2
D07/105,148,149,137
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| Priority Number: |
| 1986-05-21 |
US1986000865408 |
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| Abstract: |
An eating utensil (10) which, when used, resembles chopsticks, but which does not require the skilled manipulation of chopsticks. The utensil (10) includes a pair of handles (12 and 14) resembling chopsticks that converge toward their distal ends (16 and 18), where they are secured to a food-engaging member (20), such as fork tines, a spoon, or other Western-style utensil. The food-engaging member (20) may be detachably secured to the handles (12 and 14), to allow replacement of the handles of the food-engaging member if any of such components should break, and to allow substitution of a variety of types of food-engaging members, such as forks or spoons, as desired.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Carr, Gregory W. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Watts, Douglas D.;
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| Maintenance Status: |
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