Blank for folding to form a spoon or a fork
AssigneeGeniiq Pte. Ltd.
InventorKar Yin LEE
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Abstract
The application provides a blank for forming a handheld tool. The blank includes an elongated sheet that includes a top surface and a bottom surface, a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, a first side end and a second side end, and a circumferential edge. The circumferential edge includes a rear edge, a front edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge. The elongated sheet also includes at least one upward bending line extending, and a second upward bending segment, and a connecting segment. The elongated sheet also includes a first downward bending line and a second downward bending line.
Claims22
(canceled)
A blank for folding to form a spoon, the blank comprising:
- an elongated sheet that comprises:
- a top surface and a bottom surface being provided opposite the top surface,
- a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end being provided opposite the first longitudinal end,
- a first side end and a second side end being provided opposite the first side end,
- a circumferential edge that comprises a rear edge being provided at the first longitudinal end,
- a front edge being provided at the second longitudinal end,
- a first side edge being provided at the first side end, and
- a second side edge being provided at the second side end,
- a bending cum connecting strip extending between the side edges of the blank, the bending cum connecting strip comprising:
- a first strip segment,
- a second strip segment, the first strip segment and the second strip segment extending at an oblique angle inwards from respective endpoints at the side edges of the blank, pointing along a longitudinal direction towards the front edge of the blank, and
- a connecting strip segment, the connecting strip segment providing a blunt vertex,
- a first bending line extending between the rear edge and the first strip segment and a second bending line extending between the rear edge and the second strip segment,
- a pair of spoon rest grooves being provided on the first side edge and the second side edge, and
- at least one pair of handle locking slits being provided on the first side edge and the second side edge,
- wherein:
- the bending cum connecting strip and the front edge enclose a first flat portion,
- the bending cum connecting strip and the rear edge enclose a second flat portion, and
- the first flat portion is provided for bending to form a container portion of the spoon and the second flat portion is provided for bending to form a handle portion of the spoon.
A blank for folding to form a fork, the blank comprising:
- an elongated sheet that comprises:
- a top surface and a bottom surface being provided opposite the top surface,
- a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end being provided opposite the first longitudinal end,
- a first side end and a second side end being provided opposite the first side end,
- a circumferential edge that comprises a rear edge being provided at the first longitudinal end,
- a front edge being provided at the second longitudinal end, a first side edge being provided at the first side end, and
- a second side edge being provided at the second side end,
- a bending cum connecting strip extending between the side edges of the blank, the bending cum connecting strip comprising:
- a first strip segment,
- a second strip segment, the first strip segment and the second strip segment extending at an oblique angle inwards from respective endpoints at the side edges of the blank, pointing along a longitudinal direction towards the front edge of the blank, and
- a connecting strip segment, the connecting strip segment providing a blunt vertex,
- a first bending line extending between the rear edge and the first strip segment and a second bending line extending between the rear edge and the second strip segment, pair of fork rest grooves being provided on the first side edge and the second side edge, and
- at least one pair of handle locking slits being provided on the first side edge and the second side edge,
- wherein:
- the bending cum connecting strip and the front edge enclose a first flat portion,
- the bending cum connecting strip and the rear edge enclose a second flat portion,
- the first flat portion is provided for bending to form a prong portion of the fork and the second flat portion is provided for bending to form a handle portion of the fork, and
- the front edge comprises at least one slot for defining prongs of the fork.
A blank for folding to form a spoon, the blank comprising:
- an elongated sheet that comprises:
- a top surface and a bottom surface being provided opposite the top surface,
- a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end being provided opposite the first longitudinal end,
- a first side end and a second side end being provided opposite the first side end,
- a circumferential edge that comprises a rear edge being provided at the first longitudinal end,
- a front edge being provided at the second longitudinal end,
- a first side edge being provided at the first side end,
- a second side edge being provided at the second side end,
- a rounded neck portion provided between the container portion and the handle portion, and
- at least one pair of handle locking slits being provided on the first side edge and the second side edge,
- a bending cum connecting strip extending between the side edges of the blank, the bending cum connecting strip comprising:
- a first strip segment,
- a second strip segment, the first strip segment and the second strip segment extending at an oblique angle inwards from respective endpoints at the side edges of the blank, pointing along a longitudinal direction towards the front edge of the blank, and
- a connecting strip segment, the connecting strip segment providing a blunt vertex, and
- a first bending line extending between the rear edge and the first strip segment and a second bending line extending between the rear edge and the second strip segment,
- wherein:
- the bending cum connecting strip and the front edge enclose a first flat portion,
- the bending cum connecting strip and the rear edge enclose a second flat portion, and
- the first flat portion is provided for bending to form a container portion of the spoon and the second flat portion is provided for bending to form a handle portion of the spoon.
A blank for folding to form a fork, the blank comprising:
- an elongated sheet that comprises:
- a top surface and a bottom surface being provided opposite the top surface,
- a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end being provided opposite the first longitudinal end,
- a first side end and a second side end being provided opposite the first side end,
- a circumferential edge that comprises a rear edge being provided at the first longitudinal end,
- a front edge being provided at the second longitudinal end,
- a first side edge being provided at the first side end, and a second side edge being provided at the second side end,
- a rounded neck portion provided between a container portion and the handle portion, and
- at least one pair of handle locking slits being provided on the first side edge and the second side edge,
- a bending cum connecting strip extending between the side edges of the blank, the bending cum connecting strip including:
- a first strip segment,
- a second strip segment, the first strip segment and the second strip segment extending at an oblique angle inwards from respective endpoints at the side edges of the blank, pointing along a longitudinal direction towards the front edge of the blank, and
- a connecting strip segment, the connecting strip segment providing a blunt vertex, and
- a first bending line extending between the rear edge and the first strip segment and a second bending line extending between the rear edge and the second strip segment,
- wherein:
- the bending cum connecting strip and the front edge enclose a first flat portion,
- the bending cum connecting strip and the rear edge enclose a second flat portion,
- the first flat portion is provided for bending to form a prong portion of the fork and the second flat portion is provided for bending to form a handle portion of the fork, and
- the front edge comprises at least one slot for defining prongs of the fork.
A blank for folding to form a spoon, the blank comprising:
- an elongated sheet that comprises:
- a top surface and a bottom surface being provided opposite the top surface,
- a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end being provided opposite the first longitudinal end,
- a first side end and a second side end being provided opposite the first side end,
- a circumferential edge that comprises a rear edge being provided at the first longitudinal end,
- a front edge being provided at the second longitudinal end,
- a first side edge being provided at the first side end, and a second side edge being provided at the second side end, and
- at least one pair of handle locking slits being provided on the first side edge and the second side edge,
- a bending cum connecting strip extending between the side edges of the blank, the bending cum connecting strip comprising:
- a first strip segment,
- a second strip segment, the first strip segment and the second strip segment extending at an oblique angle inwards from respective endpoints at the side edges of the blank, pointing along a longitudinal direction towards the front edge of the blank, and
- a connecting strip segment, the connecting strip segment providing a blunt vertex, and
- a first bending line extending between the rear edge and the first strip segment and a second bending line extending between the rear edge and the second strip segment,
- wherein:
- the bending cum connecting strip and the front edge enclose a first flat portion,
- the bending cum connecting strip and the rear edge enclose a second flat portion, and
- the first flat portion is provided for bending to form a container portion of the spoon and the second flat portion is provided for bending to form a handle portion of the spoon, the handle portion is adapted to receive a user finger.
A blank for folding to form a fork, the blank comprising:
- an elongated sheet that comprises:
- a top surface and a bottom surface being provided opposite the top surface,
- a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end being provided opposite the first longitudinal end,
- a first side end and a second side end being provided opposite the first side end,
- a circumferential edge that comprises a rear edge being provided at the first longitudinal end,
- a front edge being provided at the second longitudinal end,
- a first side edge being provided at the first side end,
- a second side edge being provided at the second side end, and
- at least one pair of handle locking slits being provided on the first side edge and the second side edge,
- a bending cum connecting strip extending between the side edges of the blank, the bending cum connecting strip comprising:
- a first strip segment,
- a second strip segment, the first strip segment and the second strip segment extending at an oblique angle inwards from respective endpoints at the side edges of the blank, pointing along a longitudinal direction towards the front edge of the blank, and
- a connecting strip segment, the connecting strip segment providing a blunt vertex,
- a first bending line extending between the rear edge and the first strip segment and a second bending line extending between the rear edge and the second strip segment, and
- at least one pair of handle locking slits being provided on the first side edge and the second side edge,
- wherein:
- the bending cum connecting strip and the front edge enclose a first flat portion,
- the bending cum connecting strip and the rear edge enclose a second flat portion,
- the first flat portion is provided for bending to form a container portion of the fork and the second flat portion is provided for bending to form a handle portion of the fork,
- the front edge comprises at least one slot for defining prongs of the fork, and
- the handle portion is adapted to receive a user finger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.