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US 5,167,070 AGranted
Whip/fork for noodle eating/serving utensil
OwnerSuzy C. Hirzelinventor
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Abstract
A combination "whip/fork" for serving noodles and mixing ingredients, which is a hand held device, comprised of a base having an outer row of tines which is located around the edge of the base radially extending slightly, additional rows of tines of varying lengths are positioned within the circumference of the outer row of tines, base is attached to a generally vertical handle element, when tines are inserted into a pile of noodles the noodles are secured across and around the row of tines, also device can be used as a whip to mix ingredients.
Claims4
A "whip/fork" combination comprising:
- a head and a holding element, said head comprising a horizontal base having an upper panel and a lower panel, and tines generally extending vertically away from said upper panel in a circle within the periphery of the base, said tines having at least five tines, said tines having upper rounded tine tips and lower tine ends, said and a first predetermined length;
- said holding element generally extending vertically away from said lower panel, said base having additional tines located within the periphery of said base, said additional tines having a second predetermined length different from said first predetermined length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.