Food handling device
AssigneePoi Domani Marketing Products, LLC
InventorsEric Zimmermann, Daniel J. Ferrara
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Abstract
An eating utensil design for providing comfortable control of certain food. A user of the utensil can grasp the utensil which has at least three digit elements for grasping food. An example of the three digit elements are in the form of three channeled compartments for receiving a person's digits or digits. Any three digits or digits can be used such as the thumb or the four other digits. The most common implementation includes using the thumb in one channel, and the index digit and the middle digit in two opposing channels. Thus an eating utensil is provided that allows comfortable and efficient manipulation of food while shielding the digits from sauces and that can be quickly and single-handedly grasped for use and released.
Claims20
A food handing device comprising:
- a) at least three limbs comprising:
- i) a first limb having a channel configured to receive a first digit;
- ii) a second limb having a channel configured to receive a second digit;
- iii) a third limb having a channel configured to receive a third digit;
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- b) at least one body section coupled to each of said first limb, said second limb, and said third limb;
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- c) at least one hinge coupled to said body section, said at least one hinge for allowing at least one of said second limb and said third limb to be movable about a rotational axis wherein at least one channel on said first limb, said second limb and said third limb are configured to allow a user to easily remove at least one digit from said channel.
A device comprising:
- a) a first limb configured to receive a digit;
- b) a second limb configured to receive a digit;
- c) a third limb configured to receive a digit;
- d) a body coupled to said first limb, said second limb and said third limb;
- e) at least two hinges coupling said second limb and said third limb to said body wherein when a user clamps down on said second limb and said third limb, said second limb and said third limb are drawn towards said first limb and said second limb is drawn towards said third limb.
The device as in claim 15, wherein said at least two hinges comprise a first hinge and a second hinge, wherein said first hinge has an axis of rotation that extends at an acute angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of said second limb, and said third limb has an axis of rotation that is an acute angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of said third limb.
A device comprising:
- a) first limb;
- b) a second limb;
- c) a third limb;
- d) a body section coupled to said first limb, said second limb and said third limb;
- e) at least two hinges, wherein said second limb is coupled to said body section via a first of said at least two hinges, and wherein said third limb is coupled to said body section via a second of said at least two hinges;
- f) at least one tooth coupled to an end of said second limb;
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- g) at least one protrusion coupled to said second limb and spaced from said at least one tooth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.