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US 12,048,396 B2Granted
Cover for an eating utensil
OwnerRobert Scott Boydinventor
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Abstract
A cover for an eating utensil having a head opposite a handle. The cover has a sleeve with a closed end and an open end for receiving the head of the eating utensil. A tab extends from the open end of the sleeve. The tab may have an adhesive on an inner side for adhering the tab to a portion of the handle when the head is positioned in the sleeve.
Claims5
A cover in combination with an eating utensil comprising:
- the eating utensil comprises a head and a handle opposite the head;
- the cover comprising:
- a sleeve having a closed end and an open end opposite the closed end, the head of the eating utensil disposed in the sleeve with the handle extending from the open end, the sleeve consisting of a flexible, polymeric sheet material formed of non-woven micro-fibers and nano-fibers;
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- a tab extending from the open end of the sleeve, the tab has an outer surface and an inner surface, the tab consisting of a flexible, polymeric sheet material formed of non-woven micro-fibers and nano-fibers, and an adhesive disposed on the inner surface of the tab, a portion of the handle extends over the tab, the tab is adhered to the portion of the handle extending over the tab.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.