Portable food handling devices
OwnerLeonid Shendelmaninventor
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Abstract
A portable food handling device including a flexible strip having a body portion and a first and second end region, the body portion bent into a closed loop configuration to define an interior space configured to receive foodstuffs therein. Such a portable food handling device can include a feeder that can rotate to linearly advance the foodstuff in a bite-by-bite manner into the user's mouth. The foodstuff is thus incrementally exposed so that it can be directly eaten in a sanitary manner without using eating accessories, such as plates and/or utensils, as well as without one's hands directly touching and contaminating the foodstuff to prevent the spread of disease and pandemics.
Claims25
A portable food handling device, comprising:
- a flexible strip having a body portion and a first and second end region, the body portion bent into a closed loop configuration to define an interior space configured to receive foodstuffs therein, the first and second end regions removably coupled and extending at least partially diametrically across the interior space defined by the body portion to contact the foodstuffs received within the interior space;
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- a detachable bracket holder having and at least two fingers configured to be positioned on opposing sides of the body portion of the flexible strip such that the detachable bracket holder is configured to selectively clip onto the body portion of the portable food handling device.
A portable food handling device comprising:
- a flexible strip having a body portion and a first and second end region, the body portion bent into a closed loop configuration to define an interior space configured to receive foodstuffs therein, the first and second end regions removably coupled and extending at least partially diametrically across the interior space defined by the body portion to contact the foodstuffs received within the interior space, wherein the first and second regions define one or more pairs of apertures;
- a feeder mechanism having a first arm, a second arm, and a scoop coupled to and protruding from a spacer;
- a horizontal axle extending through the spacer and arranged perpendicular to the first arm, the second arm, and the scoop, the horizontal axle configured to be inserted into one of the one or more pair of apertures such that the spacer is primarily located between the first and second end regions of the flexible strip;
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- wherein the feeder is configured to pivot in a rocking motion relative to the portable food handling device to linearly advance the foodstuffs received within the interior space through the flexible strip in a bite-by-bite manner via the scoop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.