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Title: US7878563: Combination chopstick utensil
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Country: US United States of America

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Inventor: Beckham, D. Scott; Costa Mesa, CA, United States of America
Brown, Jordan Michael; Holladay, UT, United States of America

Assignee: Brown Innovation Group, Inc., Holladay, UT, United States of America
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Published / Filed: 2011-02-01 / 2008-05-06

Application Number: US2008000116037

IPC Code: Advanced: A47G 21/10;

ECLA Code: A47G21/02; A47G21/10B;

U.S. Class: 294/001.1;

Field of Search: 294/1.1,51,99.2 0D7/642,643 030/142,123

Priority Number:
2008-05-06  US2008000116037

Abstract:     A combination chopstick utensil may comprise a first chopstick member and a second chopstick member. A base may be coupled to each of the first and second chopstick members; wherein the base may include a first transition member. The base may also include a second transition member, wherein the second transition member may be coupled to the first transition member along an interior edge. The first and second transition members may be selectably coupleable. The base may further include a separation facilitation structure between the first and second transition members and configured to facilitate separation of the first and second transition members. The separation facilitation structure may include a groove between the first and second transition members. The combination chopstick utensil may also include a utensil coupled to the base and extending therefrom substantially opposite of the first and second chopstick members.

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Webb IP Law Group ; Webb, Jason P. ; Cheng, Danny Y.H. ;

Primary / Asst. Examiners: Chin, Paul T;

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    1. A combination chopstick utensil, comprising:

a) a first chopstick member and a second chopstick member;

b) a base coupled to each of the first and second chopstick members including:

b1) a first transition member;

b2) a second transition member coupled to the first transition member along an interior edge; and

b3) a. separation facilitation structure between the first and second transition members and configured to facilitate separation of the first and second transition members; and

c) a utensil coupled to the base and extending therefrom substantially opposite of the first and second chopstick members; wherein the first and second chopstick members are substantially non-parallel when in a combined chopstick utensil configuration.



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Continuity Data:
Application Number Filed Notes

US2008000116037 2008-05-06  is a related to the prior publication
     US20090278364A1 issued 2009-11-12  COMBINATION CHOPSTICK UTENSIL

12965470   is a continuation of
>US2008000116037<  2008-05-06
     US7878563 issued 2011-02-01   Combination chopstick utensil


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