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US 11,206,952 B2Granted
Sandwich making utensil
OwnerSahar Dawn Ojaninventor
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Abstract
A sandwich making utensil includes a bread support for supporting a sandwich bread and two or more clips for holding the sandwich bread in the open configuration while fillings are added to the sandwich bread. In some embodiments, the bread support may be telescoping, foldable, flat, tub-shaped, or any combination of these.
Claims18
A sandwich making utensil comprising:
- a bread support for supporting a sandwich bread in the open configuration, wherein the bread support has opposite sides;
- and
- clip means provided proximate the opposite sides of the bread support for engaging sides of opening formed in the bread in order to hold the bread in the open configuration,
- wherein the clip means comprises at least a first blocking member and a second blocking member supported proximate the opposite sides of the bread support, wherein each of the first blocking member and the second blocking member is movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein said first blocking member and said second blocking member are capable of cooperatively holding the bread in the open configuration when both said first blocking member and said second blocking member are in their engaged positions, wherein said first blocking member and said second blocking member are farther apart from one another when both said first blocking member and said second blocking member are in their disengaged positions as compared to when both said first blocking member and said second blocking member are in their engaged positions, and wherein both said first blocking member and said second blocking member tend to remain in their disengaged positions once said first blocking member and said second blocking member are moved to their disengaged positions.
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A sandwich making utensil comprising:
- a bread support for supporting a sandwich bread in the open configuration, wherein the bread support has opposite sides;
- and
- clip means provided proximate the opposite sides of the bread support for engaging sides of opening formed in the bread in order to hold the bread in the open configuration, wherein said bread support is adapted to be extendable or retractable in telescoping fashion so as to accommodate sandwich breads of different lengths.
A sandwich making utensil comprising:
- a bread support for supporting a sandwich bread in the open configuration, wherein the bread support has opposite sides;
- and
- clip means provided proximate the opposite sides of the bread support for engaging sides of opening formed in the bread in order to hold the bread in the open configuration, wherein said bread support can be extended or retracted to assume a length in a range between and including a minimum length and a maximum length, and wherein said maximum length is greater than said minimum length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.