Ladle including exterior sweeping squeegee arm
OwnerSara Fortininventor
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Abstract
A ladle includes a handle, a cup, a squeegee mechanism with a sweeping arm, a trigger assembly, and a handle of the trigger assembly which causes the operation of the squeegee mechanism. The handle has a proximal end configured for gripping by a user and a distal end. The cup is coupled to the distal end of the handle. The squeegee mechanism is associated with the handle and the cup. The squeegee mechanism includes a sweeping arm pivotally connected to the cup and disposed adjacent an exterior of the cup and a trigger assembly supported on the handle and connected to the sweeping arm. The trigger assembly is configured to actuate the squeegee mechanism to sweep the sweeping arm along the exterior of the cup.
Claims18
A ladle, comprising:
- a handle, including:
- a proximal end configured for gripping by a user;
- and
- a distal end;
- a cup coupled to the distal end of the handle;
- and
- a squeegee mechanism connected to the handle and being in contact with the cup, wherein the squeegee mechanism includes:
- a sweeping arm pivotally connected to the cup and disposed adjacent an exterior of the cup;
- and
- a trigger assembly supported on the handle and connected to the sweeping arm, the trigger assembly configured to actuate the squeegee mechanism to sweep the sweeping arm along the exterior of the cup.
A ladle, comprising:
- a handle defining a longitudinal axis, the handle including:
- a proximal end configured for gripping by a user;
- and
- a distal end;
- a cup coupled to the distal end of the handle;
- a squeegee mechanism connected to the handle and being in contact with the cup, wherein the squeegee mechanism includes:
- a sweeping arm pivotally connected to the cup and disposed adjacent an exterior of the cup, wherein a pivot axis of the sweeping arm is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle, whereby the sweeping arm is actuatable along the exterior of the cup to wipe the exterior of the cup;
- and
- a trigger assembly supported on the handle and connected to the sweeping arm, the trigger assembly configured to actuate the squeegee mechanism to sweep the sweeping arm along the exterior of the cup.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.