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Title: US6749239: Chopstick manipulator
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Country: US United States of America

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Inventor: Choi, Joon T.; Los Angeles, CA 90006

Assignee: None

Published / Filed: 2004-06-15 / 2003-02-28

Application Number: US2003000248915

IPC Code: Advanced: A47G 21/06;
IPC-7: A47G 21/10;

ECLA Code: A47G21/10B;

U.S. Class: 294/099.2; 294/001.1;

Field of Search: 294/1.1,3,8.5,33,99.2,16 D07/642-644,648,686

Priority Number:
2003-02-28  US2003000248915
2002-04-18  US2002000125667

Abstract:     A chopstick manipulator comprises a bridge and clamps. Each clamp includes an inner support having an inner surface where an upper half of the inner surface has a mid portion so the bridge interconnects each mid portion thereof, a rear support extending from a rear end of the inner support so that about a right angle is formed by each outer surface of the inner and rear supports, and a distal support extending substantially forward from an outer end of the rear support while forming a substantially prismatic shape. The distal support is defined by an outer surface, a rearward slant surface and a forward slant surface so that a prismatic ridge by the respective slant surfaces approaches the outer surface of the inner support where an angle by the rear support and the rearward slant surface is less than 90 degrees.

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Park & Sutton LLP ; Park, John K. ;

Primary / Asst. Examiners: Kramer, Dean J.;

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US2002000125667 2002-04-18       


       
Parent Case:

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
    This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/125,667 filed Apr. 18, 2002, now abandoned.

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What is claimed is:     1. A chopstick manipulator comprising;
  • a) a bridge; and
  • b) first and second clamps being symmetric to each other, wherein said each clamp includes:
    • (i) an inner support being a plate, wherein the bridge interconnects each inner surface of the inner supports;
    • (ii) a rear support being another plate and extending from a rear end of the inner support so that about a right angle is formed by each outer surface of the inner and rear supports; and
    • (iii) a distal support extending substantially forward from an outer end of the rear support while forming a substantially prismatic shape, wherein the distal support is defined by an outer surface, a rearward slant surface and a forward slant surface so that a prismatic ridge by the respective slant surfaces approaches the outer surface of the inner support, wherein at least one indentation is formed in and along said each prismatic ridge, wherein an angle by the rear support and the rearward slant surface of the distal support is less than 90 degrees.


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Patent  Pub.Date  Inventor Assignee   Title
Get PDF - 3pp US2711339* 1955-06 McGogy    
Get PDF - 3pp US3186749* 1965-06 Dawes    
Get PDF - 2pp US3239262* 1966-03 Rines et al.    
Get PDF - 4pp US3637248  1972-01 Miyoichi   HOLDER FOR CHOPSTICKS
Get PDF - 6pp US4721334  1988-01 Nakatsu   Apparatus for assisting in the use of chopsticks and method for making same
Get PDF - 6pp US5486029  1996-01 Kobayashi   Apparatus for manipulating chopsticks
Get PDF - 8pp US5611586  1997-03 Kang   Device for helping a disabled person use chopsticks
Get PDF - 7pp US5810411  1998-09 Major   Training device for using chopsticks
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Foreign References:
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Publication Date IPC Code Assignee   Title
Buy PDF- 6pp GB2281192 1995-03  A47G 21/06 NEWMARK JANICE MADELEINE A chopstick holder 
Buy PDF- 6pp GB2288320 1995-10  A47G 21/00 ROBIN MICHAEL FREDERICK * MERRITT CHOPSTICKS CLIP 
  JP05015430 1993-01       
  JP06342255 1994-01       
  JP06296541 1994-10       
  JP10108775 1998-04       


Continuity Data:
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>US2003000248915< 2003-02-28  is a continuation in part of
US2002000125667  2002-04-18   (abandoned)


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