Stackable Cutlery Utensil, Cutlery Dispenser and System for Dispensing Cutlery Utensils
AssigneeTake It Once Pty. Ltd.
InventorEmmanuel Kastanias
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Abstract
A stackable cutlery utensil, a cutlery dispenser and a system for dispensing cutlery utensils are provided. The stackable cutlery utensil comprises a head, an elongate handle, and at least one projection disposed on the elongate handle. The elongate handle comprises a neck portion attached to the head, and a free end portion. The elongate handle defines at least one longitudinally extending slot. The at least one projection is configured to be received by the at least one longitudinally extending slot of a further stackable cutlery utensil stacked adjacent the stackable cutlery utensil.
Claims19
A stackable cutlery utensil, comprising:
- a head;
- an elongate handle comprising a neck portion attached to the head, and a free end portion, the elongate handle defining at least one longitudinally extending slot with a first end region adjacent to the neck portion and a second end region adjacent to the free end portion;
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- at least one projection disposed on the elongate handle, wherein the at least one projection is configured to be received by the at least one longitudinally extending slot of a further stackable cutlery utensil stacked adjacent the stackable cutlery utensil such that the at least one projection is moveable from the first end region to the second end region of the at least one longitudinally extending slot of said further stackable cutlery utensil for abutment with the free end portion of the elongate handle of said further stackable cutlery utensil.
A cutlery dispenser, comprising:
- a housing for storing a plurality of stacked cutlery utensils therein, the housing comprising a front wall and an upper wall defining an outlet adjacent to the front wall;
- a biasing member disposed in the housing and configured to urge the stacked cutlery utensils towards the upper wall so that an uppermost cutlery utensil of the stacked cutlery utensils abuts the upper wall and the uppermost cutlery utensil is moveable forwardly to the outlet for dispensing thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.