Utensil manipulating article
OwnerJesse Edward Henryinventor
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Abstract
A utensil manipulating article has a sleeve formed of a pliable material. The sleeve is suitable for receiving the utensil therein. The sleeve is movable between a utensil-receiving position and a utensil-manipulating position. The sleeve has an adhesive material on an outer surface thereof. The adhesive is suitable for attaching to fingers of a user so as to allow the user to move the sleeve between the utensil-receiving position and the utensil-manipulating position. The adhesive material includes a first adhesive strip and second adhesive strip respectively placed on a first side and an opposite side of the sleeve. A liner is removably affixed over the first and second adhesive strips.
Claims19
A utensil manipulating article comprising:
- a sleeve formed of a pliable material, said sleeve suitable for receiving the utensil therein, said sleeve movable between a utensil-receiving position and a utensil manipulating position, said sleeve having an adhesive material on an outer surface thereof, said adhesive material suitable for attaching to fingers of a user so as to allow the user to move the sleeve between said utensil-receiving position and said utensil-manipulating position, said adhesive material comprising a first adhesive strip extending along one side of said sleeve and a second adhesive strip extending along an opposite side of said sleeve, each of said first adhesive strip and said second adhesive strip having an adhesive on a surface thereof opposite said sleeve.
A utensil manipulating article comprising:
- a sleeve formed of a pliable material, said sleeve suitable for receiving the utensil therein, said sleeve movable between a utensil-receiving position and a utensil-manipulating position, said sleeve having an adhesive material on an outer surface thereof, said adhesive comprising a first adhesive strip extending along one side of said sleeve and a second adhesive strip extending along an opposite side of said sleeve, each of said first adhesive strip and said second adhesive strip having an adhesive on a surface thereof opposite said sleeve, said first and second adhesive strips suitable for attaching to fingers of a user so as to allow the user to move the sleeve between the utensil-receiving position and the utensil-manipulating position.
A method of preventing cross-contamination at a food buffet, the method comprising:
- forming a sleeve of a pliable material, said sleeve having an open end, said sleeve having an adhesive material on an outer surface thereof;
- positioning fingers of a user onto the adhesive material so as to move said open end of said sleeve to a utensil-receiving position;
- inserting an end of the utensil into said sleeve through said opening end;
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- compressing sides of said sleeve by the fingers of the user so as to grasp the utensil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.