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US 5,294,082 AGranted
Spatula holder
AssigneeContinental Carlisle Inc.
InventorLloyd M. Finney
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Abstract
A hood-mountable spatula holder which includes a mounting part, a fold-up part and a hinge subassembly interconnecting the mounting part and the fold-up part. The fold-up part carries a blade support ledge which projects toward the mounting part when the spatula holder is mounted on a vertical surface. Fastener mounting elements are provided to facilitate mounting of the spatula holder on a vertical surface, and to concurrently retain the fold-up part thereof, folded up into an operative position in juxtaposition to the mounting part.
Claims14
A spatula holder comprising:
- a mounting part;
- a fold-up part;
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- a hinge subassembly interconnecting the mounting part and the fold-up part for pivotal relative movement from a status of operative juxtaposition through about 180.degree. of pivotal movement to a status of folded out inoperative position, said fold-up part carrying a spatula blade-supporting ledge which projects toward and faces the mounting part when said mounting part and fold-up part are in a status of operative juxtaposition;
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- fastener elements for releasably mounting said spatula holder on a vertical surface with said mounting part and said fold-up part in a status of operative juxtaposition.
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A spatula holder comprising:
- a mounting part have a rib-carrying mounting surface on one side thereof, and having a spatula-facing surface on the opposite side thereof, said mounting part defining a cavity which opens at the spatula-facing surface thereof;
- a second part abutting the spatula-facing surface of said mounting part, and aligned with said mounting part, said second part having a first surface and defining a spatula blade-receiving gap with said mounting part, and having a second rib-carrying surface on the opposite side thereof from said first surface, a spatula blade-supporting surface projecting from said first surface toward the spatula-facing surface of said mounting part at a location adjacent said blade-receiving gap for supporting the blade of a spatula when said blade is positioned in said gap, and having a protuberance projecting from said first surface into said cavity in said mounting part;
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- means for detachably mounting said mounting part to a vertical surface;
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- means connecting said second part to said mounting part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.