Motorized rotating fork with automatic stop
OwnerMaiello Michaelinventor
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Abstract
A rechargeable electric motorized pasta fork has an automatic stop mechanism for stopping the rotation of a two-part fork assembly after preset number of revolutions or after a user controlled number of revelations by engagement of a switch. The fork assembly includes a stationary fork element and a rotating inner fork element. The pasta fork also includes a handle that houses a gearing mechanism, which cooperates with a motor.
Claims20
A hand held culinary device for collecting food, comprising:
- a handle body having a tool end and a free end and an interior compartment comprising:
- a power source,
- a motor connected to the power source,
- a gearing system cooperating with the motor;
- a switch coupled to activate the motor and mounted on the handle body;
- and
- a fork assembly coupled to the tool end of the handle body and comprising:
- a stationary fork member, and
- a rotatable fork member disposed proximate the stationary fork member adapted to rotate to collect food onto the fork assembly.
An eating utensil having a rotating fork at one end, said utensil comprising:
- a handle;
- an electric drive for providing rotary motion;
- a gearing system for engaging the electric drive;
- a fork cooperating with the gearing system for receiving rotary motion;
- a switch for actuating the electric drive;
- and
- a stop system configured to stop the rotary motion of the fork after a predetermined number of revolutions after actuation of the switch;
- wherein the fork includes an outer fork element that is stationary with respect to a rotatable inner fork element that receives rotary motion from the gearing system.
An eating utensil having a rotating fork at one end, said utensil comprising:
- a handle;
- an electric drive for providing rotary motion;
- a gearing system for engaging the electric drive;
- a fork cooperating with the gearing system for receiving rotary motion;
- a switch for actuating the electric drive;
- and
- a stop system configured to stop the rotary motion of the fork after a predetermined number of revolutions after actuation of the switch;
- wherein the fork includes an inner fork member that is stationary with respect to a rotatable outer fork member that receives rotary motion from the gearing system.
A pasta fork, comprising:
- a handle adapted to be held and manipulated by a user;
- a motor housed in the handle for imparting a rotational motion;
- a switch mounted on the handle for activating the motor;
- and
- a bi-planar fork assembly coupled to the handle and operatively coupled to the motor, wherein the fork assembly includes a stationary outer fork element defining a stationary plane and a rotatable inner fork element defining a rotating plane.
A fork assembly for a culinary device, comprising:
- a rotatable outer fork part having laterally disposed tines;
- and
- an inner fork part having at least two inner tines, the inner fork part disposed within the tines of the outer fork part;
- wherein said outer fork part is adapted to rotate around the tines of the inner fork part and said inner fork part being stationary with respect to the rotatable outer fork part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.