Flexible Scooping and Scraping Utensil

Abstract

A utensil includes a first portion comprising a scoop having an open end adapted to receive material, the open end having a selected shape in cross section, and a second portion comprising a funnel that is tapered to a neck adapted to discharge material. The scoop has upper edges that define an open area of the scoop, and the upper edges merge together in a V groove at a selected angle at a transition of the scoop to the funnel. The utensil has a selected flexibility allows the utensil to respond to a force applied to a vicinity of the V groove by a change shape of the utensil, and a selected resiliency that allows the utensil to return substantially to an original shape upon removing the force. The utensil may be used for transferring ground, powdered, particulate, loose, etc., material to and from containers, receptacles, and the like.

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