Support for eating utensils
OwnerAnson L. Hallinventor
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Abstract
A support for eating utensils includes a support frame having front and rear edges which are receivable on a supporting surface, a raised central support portion having one or more transversely spaced apertures in the central support portion which are adapted for receiving and supporting the eating end of a spoon, the blade end of a knife and/or the eating end of a fork in upwardly spaced relation to the supporting surface.
Claims13
A support for utensils and the like comprising an elongated support frame including substantially flat front and rear wall portions made from a substantially rigid material, said front and rear wall portions having spaced, substantially parallel, transversely extending front and rear edges, respectively, said front and rear wall portions extending upwardly and together from said front and rear edges, respectively, to an apex and being joined at said apex, said support frame having an aperture therein which intersects said apex and is adapted for receiving and supporting an eating utensil, said support further comprising a substantially flat bottom wall extending between said front and rear edges, said bottom wall extending along substantially the entire extents of said front and rear edges and terminating in first and second ends, and first and second drip tabs joined to said bottom wall along fold lines which extend along said first and second ends, said drip tabs extending upwardly from said first and second ends, respectively, and substantially between said front and rear edges.
A support for eating utensils comprising an elongated support frame made from a substantially rigid sheet material and including elongated, spaced substantially parallel, transversely extending front and rear edges, and a transversely elongated central support portion extending upwardly and rearwardly from said front edge and then downwardly and rearwardly to said rear edge, said support frame being adapted to be received on a supporting surface with said front and rear edges positioned adjacent said supporting surface and with at least a portion of said central support portion in upwardly spaced relation to said supporting surface, said central support portions having an aperture therein which is adapted for receiving and supporting an eating utensil, said support further comprising a substantially flat bottom wall extending between said front and rear edges, said bottom wall extending along substantially the entire extents of said front and rear edges and terminating in first and second ends, and first and second drip tabs joined to said bottom wall along fold lines which extend along said first and second ends, said drip tabs extending upwardly from said first and second ends, respectively, and substantially between said front and rear edges.
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