Fast Food Utensil
OwnerPeter Millerinventor
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Abstract
A device for blind retrieval of food is provided, the device having a single semi-rigid band with an opening, elastically conformable for attachment to a human thigh. A mount is disposed on the band, perpendicular to the opening. A food container having a ridge on the upper surface and a recessed surface on the lower surface, the recessed surface corresponding and conforming with said ridge of the upper surface. A connector is disposed in the recessed surface of the food container where the connector is slidably attachable to the mount of the band. The relative width between mount and the connector varies, providing a wedging or cinching effect upon sliding-attachment of the connector to the mount.
Claims18
An apparatus for blind retrieval of food comprising:
- a single semi-rigid band, wherein said band is elastically conformable for attachment to a human thigh;
- a mount having a first sliding surface, said mount disposed on the band;
- a food container having a lower surface and an upper surface;
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- a connector having a second sliding surface, said connector disposed on the lower surface of the food container;
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- wherein the connector is slidably attachable to the mount.
An apparatus for blind retrieval of food comprising:
- a single semi-rigid band, said band further comprising an opening in said band, a mount disposed on said band perpendicular to said opening, and wherein said band is elastically conformable for attachment to a human thigh;
- a food container having a lower surface and an upper surface, said food container comprising at least two food receptacles disposed on the upper surface, a ridge disposed on the upper surface separating the two food receptacles, a recessed surface disposed on the lower surface, said recessed surface comprising a first side and a second side, and wherein said recessed surface corresponds to and conforms with said ridge of the upper surface, whereby the upper surface and the lower surface of the food container are conformably shaped for stably stacking a plurality of food containers;
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- a connector disposed in the recessed surface of the lower surface of the food container, said connector comprising a dovetail shaped groove disposed in said recessed surface, the dovetail shaped groove of the connector further comprising a first slot disposed in the first side of the recessed surface of the food container and a second slot disposed in the second side of the recessed surface of the food container;
- wherein said mount comprises a dovetail shaped rail conformably fitting to the dovetail shaped groove of the connector, whereby said connector is slidably attachable to said mount;
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- wherein the relative width between the dovetail shaped rail and the first and second slots of the dovetail shaped groove varies, whereby a wedging or cinching effect upon sliding-attachment of the connector to the mount is provided.
An apparatus for blind retrieval of food comprising:
- a single semi-rigid band, said band further comprising an opening in said band, a mount disposed on said band perpendicular to said opening, and wherein said band is elastically conformable for attachment to a human thigh;
- a food container having a lower surface and an upper surface, said food container comprising at least two food receptacles disposed on the upper surface, a ridge disposed on the upper surface separating the two food receptacles, a recessed surface disposed on the lower surface, said recessed surface comprising a first side and a second side, and wherein said recessed surface corresponds to and conforms with said ridge of the upper surface, whereby the upper surface and the lower surface of the food container are conformably shaped for stably stacking a plurality of food containers;
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- a connector disposed in the recessed surface of the lower surface of the food container, said connector comprising a dovetail shaped groove disposed in said recessed surface, the dovetail shaped groove of the connector further comprising a first slot disposed in the first side of the recessed surface of the food container and a second slot disposed in the second side of the recessed surface of the food container;
- wherein said mount comprises a dovetail shaped rail conformably fitting to the dovetail shaped groove of the connector, whereby said connector is slidably attachable to said mount;
- wherein said band further comprises a plurality of hemispherical protrusions disposed on the band, said protrusions disposed adjacent to and in parallel with said mount;
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- wherein said container further comprises a depression surface disposed on the lower surface of the food container, said depression surface capable of conformable engagement to said plurality of protrusions upon attachment of said mount to said container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.