Utensil having self-storage handle
AssigneeSkip Hop, Inc.
InventorsLou Henry, Chris Mellen
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Abstract
A utensil may include a utensil body and a handle comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion hingedly coupled to the utensil body. The first portion is movably coupled to the second portion to enable the handle to be configured into an open state and a closed state. The open state permits the utensil body to hingedly move with respect to the first portion between a first position in which the utensil body is operatively usable by a user. A second position in which the utensil body is stored within the handle, and the closed state includes the handle enclosing the utensil body.
Claims20
A utensil comprising:
- a utensil body;
- and
- a handle comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion hingedly coupled to the utensil body, wherein:
- the first portion is coupled to the second portion and moveable with respect to the second portion between an open state and a closed state;
- in the open state, the utensil body is permitted to hingedly move with respect to the first portion between a first position in which the utensil body is operatively usable by a user and a second position in which the utensil body is stored within a cavity collectively defined by the first portion and the second portion;
- in the closed state, the cavity is configured to enclose the utensil body while the utensil body is in the second position;
- and
- the first portion and the second portion further define a distal opening of the cavity, wherein a proximal end portion of the utensil body is in the distal opening.
A utensil comprising:
- a utensil body;
- and
- a handle comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion hingedly coupled to the utensil body, wherein:
- the first portion is coupled to the second portion and moveable with respect to the second portion between an open state and a closed state;
- in the open state, the utensil body is permitted to hingedly move with respect to the first portion between a first position in which the utensil body is operatively usable by a user and a second position in which the utensil body is stored within a cavity collectively defined by the first portion and the second portion;
- in the closed state, the cavity is configured to enclose the utensil body while the utensil body is in the second position;
- and
- the second portion of the handle is configured to latch to the utensil body to secure the second portion of the handle to the utensil body while the first portion and the second portion are in the closed state, wherein the second portion comprises:
- a proximal end attached to the first portion,
- a distal end opposite the proximal end;
- and
- an edge of the second portion at the distal end, wherein the edge of the second portion is configured to receive a user actuation to unlatch the second portion from the utensil body while the second portion is latched to the utensil body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.