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US 6,746,062 B2Granted
Collapsible grilling spatula
OwnerElizabeth Bielecki, Anthony Bieleckiinventors
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Abstract
A collapsible spatula for cooking over an open fire or grill which includes a perforated spatula face, a removable handle with retractable supports that can easily be assembled/or disassembled. Options include a collapsible spatula face having a hinge, a nonstick cooking surface, a serrated cooking edge, and a telescopic handle that includes a spring for biasing the rod in an extended state and a detent for maintaining a retracted state.
Claims23
A spatula comprising:
- a plate having an upper and lower surface, said lower surface having three integral receptacles;
- a handle comprising a central rod and two arms, said rod having a distal end and a proximal end, each of said arms having a first end pivotally connected to said rod at a point between said distal and proximal ends of said rod, said distal end of the rod and respective second ends of the arms adapted to be slidably received in the receptacles of said plate;
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- a grip having an internal cavity adapted to securely receive a portion of said proximal end of said rod wherein the edge of the said plate furthest from the handle is serrated.
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A spatula comprising;
- a plate having an upper and lower surface, said lower surface having three integral receptacles;
- a handle comprising a central rod and two arms, said rod having a distal end and a telescopic proximal end, each of said arms having a first end pivotally connected to said rod at a point between said distal and proximal ends of said rod, said distal end of the rod and respective second ends of the arms adapted to be slidably received in the receptacles of said plate;
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- a grip having an internal cavity adapted to securely receive a portion of said proximal end of said rod, wherein said telescopic proximal end of said rod includes a spring for biasing the rod in an extended state.
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A spatula comprising:
- a plate having an upper and lower surface, said lower surface having three integral receptacles;
- a handle comprising a central rod and two arms, said rod having a distal end and a telescopic proximal end, each of said arms having a first end pivotally connected to said rod at a point between said distal and proximal ends of said rod, said distal end of the rod and respective second ends of the arms adapted to be slidably received in the receptacles of said plate;
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- a grip having an internal cavity adapted to securely receive a portion of said proximal end of said rod, wherein said telescopic proximal end of said rod includes a detent for maintaining the rod in a retracted state.
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A spatula comprising:
- two substantially identical plates, said plates connected by a hinge, each plate having a lower surface with en integral receptacle and a partial receptacle, wherein when said plates are arranged to form a plane, the partial receptacles form one receptacle;
- a handle comprising a central rod and two arms, said rod having a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end of the rod and respective second ends of the arms adapted to be slidably received in the receptacles of said plate;
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- each of said arms having a first end pivotally connected to said rod at a point between said distal and proximal ends of said rod, said distal end of the rod and respective second ends of the arms adapted to be slidably received in the receptacles of said plates;
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- a grip having an internal cavity adapted to securely receive a portion of said proximal end of said rod.
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A spatula comprising
- a plate having an upper and lower surface, said upper surface having a layer of nonstick material, said lower surface having three integral receptacles;
- a handle comprising a plurality of telescoping segments forming a central rod, and two arms, said rod having a distal end and a proximal end, each of said arms having a first end pivotally connected to said rod, said distal end of the rod and respective second ends of the arms adapted to be slidably received in the receptacles of said plate;
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- a grip having an internal cavity adapted to securely receive a portion of said proximal end of said rod when said rod is extended, wherein the edge of said plate furthest away from said handle includes serrations.
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A spatula comprising;
- two substantially identical plates, said plates connected by a hinge, each of said plates having a lower surface having one integral receptacle and a partial receptacle, wherein when said plates are arranged to form a plane, the partial receptacles form one receptacle;
- a handle comprising a central telescopic rod and two arms, said rod having a distal end and a proximal end, each of said arms having a first end pivotally connected to aid rod at a point between said distal and said proximal ends of said rod, said proximal end of the rod and second ends of the arms adapted to be slidably received in the receptacles of said plate;
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- a grip having an internal cavity adapted to securely receive a portion of said distal end of said rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.