Self-balancing flatware
OwnerMelanie Sutherlandinventor
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Abstract
A flatware comprising a head portion, a base, a handle connecting the head portion to the base, and a plurality of supporting elements resting on an outside surface. The handle extends upward and elevates the head portion above the base when the support rest on the outside surface. The flatware is in a weighted state when the head portion is holding a food or a fluid. The flatware is in a relaxed state when the head portion is empty. The base and the plurality of supporting elements hold the head portion in equilibrium and spaced away from the outside surface in both the weighted state and in the relaxed state. When stacked, the plurality of supporting elements and the base hold the flatware kit in equilibrium. When stacked, the head portions are spaced from one another and from the outside surface.
Claims20
A flatware comprising:
- a head portion;
- a base;
- a handle connecting said head portion to said base;
- and
- a plurality of supporting elements resting on an outside surface, said plurality of supporting elements coupled to at least one of the handle and the base;
- wherein the handle extends upward and elevates the head portion above the base when the support rest on the outside surface,
- the flatware is in a weighted state when the head portion is holding a food or a fluid,
- the flatware is in a relaxed state when the head portion is empty;
- and wherein said base and said plurality of supporting elements hold said head portion in equilibrium and spaced away from the outside surface in both the weighted state and in the relaxed state.
A flatware kit comprising two or more identical flatwares, each comprising:
- a head portion;
- a base;
- a handle connecting the head portion to the base;
- and
- a plurality of supporting elements resting on an outside surface, said plurality of supporting elements coupled to at least one of the handle and the base;
- wherein the handle extends upward and elevates the head portion above the base when the support rest on the outside surface,
- the plurality of supporting elements and the base hold the flatware kit in equilibrium and wherein the head portions are spaced from one another and from the outside surface when the flatwares are stacked on one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.