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US 2016/0106265 A1Published application
Spatula Knife Utensil
OwnerJackie Holmesinventor
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Abstract
The disclosed technology comprises a single utensil used for cutting and serving food that has a common handle attached to a knife section and a separate spatula section. Levers and springs are used to separate these sections so that the utensil serves as tongs.
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A combination knife spatula utensil comprising;
- a first body with an elongated handle and metal knife blade extended opposite of the handle in a lengthwise direction;
- a second body with an elongated lever and a flat protrusion spatula section opposite the elongated lever;
- spatula section extended in a length wise direction and at an angle less than 180 degrees from the elongated lever;
- said second body movably connected to said first body;
- and means for moving the spatula section and blade in relation to each other from a point where the spatula section and blade are separated to a second point where the blade and spatula section are adjacent.
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A utensil comprising;
- a combination knife spatula having a knife body with an elongated handle with sharp metal knife blade extended opposite of the handle in a lengthwise direction;
- a spatula section adjacent to the knife blade and extended opposite the handle in a lengthwise direction;
- a lever parallel to the handle and connected to the spatula section with means to move the spatula section away from the knife blade such that the spatula section is moved from a point where the blade and spatula section are adjacent to a second point where the blade and spatula section are apart.
The method of using a knife spatula utensil:
- holding a handle of a knife spatula utensil while a spatula section and knife blade are in an adjacent position to each other;
- slicing a food item with a knife blade edge of the knife blade;
- picking up slices of the food item by squeezing a lever towards the handle and holding handle and lever together thereby separating the knife blade and spatula section;
- placing spatula section under the slices and releasing the lever, knife blade and spatula section are now adjacent to each other and holding the slices of food in between the knife blade and spatula section;
- moving utensil over a plate and serving slices of food by squeezing the lever thus releasing the slices onto said plate.
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The method of using a knife spatula utensil:
- holding a handle and a lever while squeezing them towards each other and a spatula section and knife blade are in an adjacent position to each other;
- slicing a food item with a knife blade edge of the knife blade;
- picking up slices of the food item by releasing the lever and separating the knife blade from the spatula section;
- placing spatula section under slices and then squeezing the lever, knife blade and spatula section are now adjacent to each other and holding the slices of food in between the knife blade and spatula section;
- moving utensil over a plate and serving slices of food by releasing the lever and holding only the handle thus releasing the slices onto said plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.