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US 8,465,069 B2Granted
Garnish pick
OwnerAndrew McCartorinventor
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Abstract
A garnish pick for food and/or beverages is disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the garnish pick includes a plurality of appendages that form skewering shafts for skewering garnishes. In at least some embodiments, at least one appendage of the garnish pick forms a hook for securing the garnish pick to a food or beverage container. In at least some embodiments, the garnish pick and its associated appendages may be shaped to simulate the appearance of organisms or portions thereof. As one example, the garnish pick may simulate the appearance of a branch of a tree or an antler of an animal.
Claims3
A garnish pick, comprising:
- a pick body including:
- a first elongate body portion having a first end forming a first tapered skewer and having a second end forming a hook;
- a second elongate body portion branching outward from the first elongate body portion at an intermediate location between the first end and the second end, the second elongate body portion having a distal end forming a second tapered skewer;
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- a third elongate body portion branching outward from the first elongate body portion at another intermediate location between the first end of the first elongate body portion and the intermediate location where the second elongate body branches outward from the first elongate body, the third elongate body portion having a distal end forming a third tapered skewer;
- wherein the first elongate body portion tapers from the second end toward the first end, wherein the second and third elongate body portions each taper toward their respective distal ends, and wherein the hook tapers along its length toward a distal end of the hook;
- wherein the first, second, and third elongate body portions are each curved along their respective lengths, each of the first, second, and third elongate body portions have different curvatures.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.