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US 6,848,339 B2Granted
Hard/soft spoon products
OwnerNouri E. Hakiminventor
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Abstract
A process for making a combination food utensil constructed of materials having different relative hardness, particularly a spoon. Portions of the utensil are constructed of a hard material such as polyproplylene to provide structural rigidity and to allow the utensil to easily slide along the bottom of a dish such as a bowl or a plane. Outside edges of the utensil and portions of its handle are constructed of a softer material such as Kraton or silicone to provide for comfortable contact with the inside of the mouth and gums. In the preferred embodiment the spoon is provided for use by a baby.
Claims22
A manufacturing process, comprising the steps of:
- forming a spoon from at least two materials, a first material and a second material;
- wherein said spoon has a handle and a bowl, and said bowl has a circumference;
- said spoon being formed such that the surface of said bowl of said spoon is formed in part from said first material and in part from said second material, with said second material placed at said circumference of said bowl;
- said spoon further being formed such that the surface of said handle is also formed from said first material and said second material;
- and,
- wherein said second material is softer than said first material.
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