Hand Held Multi-Purpose Utensil
OwnerJames R. Renfro, Ephraim R. Renfro +1inventors
InventorsJames R. Renfro, Ephraim R. Renfro, Lilian L. Renfro
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Abstract
A hand held multi-purpose utensil of a constant diameter cylindrical handle or grip and a concave and convex shaped blade which has a curved scalloped shaped working edge. The handle or grip begins at the base of the blade and continues away from the blade along its centerline. The concave surface of the blade has regularly spaced rows of identical divots. At the base of the blade, the shape of the blade becomes convex. A portion of the handle or grip has as cross hatched pattern etched or grooved. The blade and handle is continuous with no connections or parts and comprises a volume of metal, plastic, ceramic, composite or other suitable material.
Claims1
A solid single piece utensil made of metal, ceramic, plastic, composite or other suitable material comprising a concave and convex blade and a cylindrical handle to penetrate and dispense soft and semi-solid materials, particularly for rapidly and effortlessly cutting serving Port ions from a block of hard ice cream.
- I claim:
- The utensil of claim 1 in which the concave and convex surface of the blade have divots.
- The utensil of claim 1 in which a portion of the leading edge of the blade is scalloped shaped.
- The utensil of claim 1 in which the leading edge of the blade is concave but changes shape to become convex near the base of the blade.
- The utensil of claim 1 in which the cylindrical handle is a constant diameter with a rounded base.
- The utensil of claim 1 in which the cylindrical handle has deeply etched of carved out material comprised of straight right angle grooves.
- The utensil of claim 1 in which the cylindrical handle has deeply etched or carved out material comprised of curved right angle grooves.
- The utensil of claim 1 in which the blade and handle is a single solid member without parts