Utensil Stabilization Device
OwnerRobert W. Flesherinventor
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Abstract
A utensil stabilization device can include an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, a top edge and a bottom edge. The proximal end can have a concave interior surface and the distal end can have a receptacle and a hook. The distal end can be axially offset with respect to the proximal end. A height between the top edge and the bottom edge can be greater at the proximal end than the distal end. The utensil stabilization device can include an attachment band coupled to a proximal end of the elongate member and releasably securable about the wrist region.
Claims21
A utensil stabilization device comprising:
- an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, a top edge and a bottom edge,
- wherein the proximal end comprises a concave interior surface and the distal end comprises a receptacle,
- wherein the distal end is axially offset with respect to the proximal end, and
- wherein a height between the top edge and the bottom edge is greater at the proximal end than the distal end;
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- an attachment element comprising a band having a first end,
- wherein the first end of the band is coupled to the proximal end of the elongate member, and
- wherein a free end of the band is configured to releasably attach to the band.
A utensil stabilization device comprising:
- an elongate member having a distal end comprising a receptacle configured to receive a distal portion of a utensil being held at a proximal end by a user;
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- an attachment band coupled to a proximal end of the elongate member, wherein the attachment band is configured to wrap around a wrist region of the user to secure the utensil stabilization device about the wrist region.
A system for reducing the effect of hand tremors while eating, comprising:
- a utensil having a distal portion, a shaft, and a proximal portion;
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- a utensil stabilization device comprising:
- an elongate member having a distal end comprising a receptacle configured to receive the utensil;
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- an attachment band disposed at a proximal end of the elongate member configured to releasably secure the elongate member,
- wherein disposing the utensil in the receptacle and holding the proximal end of the utensil forms a three-point stabilizing configuration comprising a first point where the distal portion of the utensil engages the receptacle, a second point where the proximal end of the utensil is held in a user's hand, and a third point where the proximal end of the elongate member is secured by the attachment band.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.