Dispensing utensil
Assignee1275687 Ontario Ltd.
InventorJames Wedderburn
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Abstract
A dispensing utensil comprises a body extending between a front end and a back end, and having a handle and a substance-holding end portion having a width and a length. A substance pushing member is for removing substance from the substance-holding end portion of the body. An arm has a front end and a back end, and is connected adjacent the front end to the substance pushing member and is connected adjacent the back end to the handle. The substance pushing member is movable along the substance-holding end portion between a rest position and a dispensing position. The distance between the rest position and the flexed dispensing position comprises a substantial portion of the substance-holding end portion.
Claims39
A dispensing utensil comprising:
- a body extending between a front end and a back end, and having a handle and a substance-holding end portion having a width and a length;
- a substance pushing member for removing substance from the substance-holding end portion of the body;
- and,
- a resiliently deformable arm having a front end and a back end, and connected adjacent said front end to said substance pushing member and connected adjacent said back end to said handle;
- wherein said substance pushing member is movable along said substance-holding end portion between a rest position and a flexed dispensing position, and wherein the distance between said rest position and said flexed dispensing position comprises a substantial portion of said substance-holding end portion.
A dispensing utensil comprising:
- a body extending between a front end and a back end, and having a handle and a substance-holding end portion having a width and a length;
- a substance pushing member for removing substance from the substance-holding end portion of the body;
- and,
- an arm having a front end and a back end, and connected adjacent said front end to said substance pushing member and connected adjacent said back end to said handle;
- wherein said substance-holding end portion is sloped downwardly to the front of said body;
- and,
- wherein said substance pushing member is movable along said substance-holding end portion between a rest position and a dispensing position, and wherein the distance between said rest position and said dispensing position comprises a substantial portion of said substance-holding end portion.
A dispensing utensil comprising:
- a body extending between a front end and a back end, and having a handle and a substance-holding end portion having a width and a length;
- a substance pushing member for removing substance from the substance-holding end portion of the body;
- and,
- an arm having a front end and a back end, and connected adjacent said front end to said substance pushing member and connected adjacent said back end to said handle;
- wherein said arm has a self-supporting upwardly bowed portion;
- and,
- wherein said upwardly bowed portion presents a rear-facing thumb-engaging portion, and wherein when said upwardly bowed portion is pushed forwardly at said rear-facing thumb-engaging portion, said substance pushing member is moved along said substance-holding end portion from said rest position to said dispensing position.
A dispensing utensil comprising:
- a body extending between a front end and a back end, and having a handle and a substance-holding end portion having a width and a length;
- a substance pushing member for removing substance from the substance-holding end portion of the body;
- and,
- an arm having a front end and a back end, and connected adjacent said front end to said substance pushing member and pivotally connected adjacent said back end to said handle;
- wherein said substance pushing member is movable along said substance-holding end portion between a rest position and a dispensing position, and wherein the distance between said rest position and said dispensing position comprises a substantial portion of said substance-holding end portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.