Measuring cups and spoons with leveler
AssigneeProgressive International Corporation
InventorJoseph Kent
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Abstract
A measuring cup or spoon includes a handle having a distal end and a proximal end, with a bowl positioned at the distal end of the handle, the bowl forming an interior space and terminating in an upper rim, the upper rim defining a plane and having a first side and a diametrically opposite second side. A wiper is attached to the handle by an arm, and is biased toward a first position at the first side of the upper rim, the wiper being selectively movable upon application of a force by a user to a second position at the second side of the rim, such that when the wiper is moved from the first position to the second position the wiper scrapes over the upper rim.
Claims17
A measuring cup or spoon, comprising:
- a handle having a distal end and a proximal end;
- a bowl positioned at the distal end of the handle, the bowl forming an interior space and terminating in an upper rim, the upper rim defining a plane and having a first side and a diametrically opposite second side;
- a wiper attached to the handle and being biased toward a first position at the first side of the upper rim, the wiper being selectively movable upon application of a force by a user to a second position at the second side of the rim, wherein when the wiper is moved from the first position to the second position the wiper scrapes over the upper rim;
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- a guide configured as a channel formed in the handle and a pin extending from the arm, the pin being constrained within the channel to define a path of travel from the first position to the second position.
A measuring cup or spoon, comprising:
- a handle having a distal end and a proximal end;
- a bowl positioned at the distal end of the handle, the bowl forming an interior space and terminating in an upper rim, the upper rim having a first side and a diametrically opposite second side;
- an arm attached to the proximal end of the handle and extending toward the bowl;
- a guide configured as a channel formed in the handle, the guide having a first end and a second end;
- a pin extending from the arm, the pin being constrained within the channel to define a path of travel from the first position to the second position;
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- a wiper attached to the arm and being biased toward a first position at the first side of the upper rim, the wiper being selectively movable upon application of a force by a user to a second position at the second side of the rim, the pin being at the first end of the guide when the wiper is located at the first position and the pin being at the second end of the guide when the wiper is located at the second position, wherein when the wiper is moved from the first position to the second position the wiper scrapes over the entire perimeter of the upper rim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.