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US 9,345,352 B2Granted
Portable food handling devices
OwnerLeonid Shendelmaninventor
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Abstract
A food handling device for use in eating a foodstuff, includes a holder and a movable member supported by the holder for movement along a longitudinal direction relative to the holder by a user. The movable member engages the foodstuff. Multiple food handling devices may be mounted on a serving platter of a food service assembly.
Claims20
A food handling device for use in eating a foodstuff, comprising:
- an elongated holder extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis and terminating in an open end region, the holder having a slot extending lengthwise along the longitudinal axis toward the open end region of the holder;
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- a movable member having a support portion for supporting the foodstuff, and an end portion that extends through the slot, the support portion being mounted for movement within the holder and extending lengthwise along the longitudinal axis and terminating in an open leading end past which the supported foodstuff extends during eating, the end portion being slidable along the slot during the movement of the support portion and the supported foodstuff.
A portable food service assembly, comprising:
- an upright support;
- a platter mounted on the support;
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- a plurality of food handling devices for use in eating foodstuffs, each device being mounted on the platter, each device including
- an elongated holder extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis and terminating in an open end region, the holder having a slot extending lengthwise along the longitudinal axis toward the open end region of the holder, and
- a movable member having a support portion for supporting the foodstuff, and an end portion that extends through the slot, the support portion being mounted for movement within the holder and extending lengthwise along the longitudinal axis and terminating in an open leading end past which the supported foodstuff extends during eating, the end portion being slidable along the slot during the movement of the support portion and the supported foodstuff.
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