Articulating food utensil

Abstract

An articulating food utensil includes a handle and an articulating blade secured to a distal portion of the handle, with the articulating blade configured to rotate or pivot about a pivot axle relative to the handle. The utensil includes a lock assembly configured to selectively retain a rotational position of the articulating blade relative to the handle. The lock assembly may include a lock protuberance configured to engage one of multiple lock receptacles in a proximal portion of the articulating blade. The lock protuberance is disposed on the distal portion of the handle. Each of the lock receptacles may include a hole through the articulating blade or a concavity in a lower surface of the articulating blade. The pivot axle may include a pivot pin disposed in a pivot receptacle in the proximal portion of the articulating blade. The pivot pin is secured to the distal end of the handle.

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