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US 2010/0163659 A1Published application
Collapsible kitchen tool
AssigneeProgressive International Corporation
InventorCaroline Park
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Abstract
A tool handle is secured to a tool head in a manner that allows the tool head such as a potato masher to be collapsed or folded with respect to the handle for more compact storage. In one form, the tool head is connected to the handle via a ball joint allowing for rotational and pivotal movement.
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A collapsible kitchen tool, comprising:
- a tool head having a stem projecting away from the tool head, the stem having a stem central axis;
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- a handle having a distal end and a proximal end defining a handle central axis between the distal end and the proximal end, the stem being secured to the handle for pivotal movement of the stem with respect to the handle about an axis of rotation forming an angle of approximately 45 degrees with respect to the handle central axis;
- whereby the handle is pivotally moveable between a first position in which the stem central axis and the handle central axis are substantially parallel, and a second position in which the stem central axis and the handle central axis substantially perpendicular to one another.
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A collapsible kitchen tool, comprising:
- a tool head having a stem projecting away from the tool head, the stem having a stem central axis and terminating in a first surface at a distal end of the stem, the first surface defining a first plane, the first plane being non-orthogonal with respect to the stem central axis;
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- a handle having a distal end and a proximal end and forming a handle central axis, the proximal end of the handle being connected to the stem for rotational movement of the handle with respect to the stem;
- whereby the handle is pivotally moveable between a first position in which the stem central axis and the handle central axis are substantially parallel, and a second position in which the stem central axis and the handle central axis are at an angle of greater than 45 degrees with respect to one another.
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A collapsible kitchen tool, comprising:
- a tool head having a stem projecting away from the tool head, the stem having a stem central axis and terminating in a first surface at a distal end of the stem, the first surface defining a first plane, the first plane being at approximately 45 degrees with respect to the stem central axis;
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- a handle having a distal end and a proximal end defining a handle central axis between the distal end and the proximal end, the proximal end of the handle terminating in a second surface defining a second plane, the second plane being at approximately 45 degrees with respect to the handle central axis;
- the proximal end of the handle being connected to the stem for rotational movement of the handle with respect to the stem, whereby the handle is pivotally moveable between a first position in which the stem central axis and the handle central axis are substantially parallel, and a second position in which the stem central axis and the handle central axis substantially perpendicular to one another.
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