Spiraling bowl
OwnerMichael L. Robertsinventor
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Abstract
A particular continuous downward spiraling cereal bowl is disclosed which allows for exceptional control over a mixing process by keeping dry substances separated from liquids until mixed in user defined portions and timeframes. The disclosure comprises a slightly asymmetrically round bowl consisting of two contiguous areas with an inner surface that continually slopes downward between the two areas and an S-shaped guide rail between these two areas. The shape of the guide rail is curved in order to hold cereal in the upper part of the spiral at a level above the fill line of liquid held in the lower portion of the spiral. In the preferred embodiment, the bowl further comprises a thumb groove underneath the inner surface of the dry area which may serve as an embedded handle.
Claims20
A bowl for gradually mixing wet and dry ingredients comprising:
- an outer surface;
- a spiral, downward-sloping inner surface located within the outer surface;
- guide rail attached to the inner surface at a first end of the guide rail and extending partially across the bowl;
- a first area defining a first depth from a rim located on a first side of the guide rail;
- a second area defining a second depth from the rim located on a second side of the guide rail, the second area joining the first area at a second end of the guide rail, and the inner surface of the second area is lower than the inner surface of the first area;
- a groove located on the outer surface below the first area;
- and at least one footing on a lower portion of the outer surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.