Utensil carrying case

A utensil set comprising a clamshell utensil style carrying case, a spoon, a fork, and a knife, and wherein the clamshell style utensil carrying case comprises:

• a first housing member having a first utensil support, the first utensil support being arranged to secure and position the spoon relative to the first housing member;
• a second housing member having a second utensil support, the second utensil support being arranged to secure and position the fork relative to the second housing member;
• a double hinge that pivotally couples the first and second housing members together, the double hinge including a web, a first hinge portion that pivotally couples the web to the first housing member and a second hinge portion that pivotally couples the web to the second housing member;
• a utensil support stand carried by and projecting from the web, the utensil support stand being arranged to hold the knife;
• a casing latch for releasably securing a free side of the first housing member to a free side of the second housing member;
• wherein the first and second housing members of the clamshell style utensil carrying case are arranged to be moved between, (i) a closed position in which the casing latch secures the free sides of the first and second housing members together to form an enclosure capable of enclosing the spoon, fork and knife, and (ii) an open position capable of displaying the spoon, fork and knife substantially side by side.

A utensil set comprising a utensil carrying case and first and second eating utensils, the utensil carrying case comprising:

• a first housing member having a first utensil support, the first utensil support securing and positioning the first eating utensil relative to the first housing member;
• a second housing member having a second utensil support, the second utensil support securing and positioning the second eating utensil relative to the second housing member, wherein the first and second utensil supports are arranged to hold the first and second eating utensils such that head portions of the first and second eating utensils are respectively located at opposite ends of the carrying case;
• a hinge that pivotally couples the first and second housing members together;
• a casing latch for releasably securing a free side of the first housing member to a free side of the second housing member;
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• wherein the first and second housing members of the utensil carrying case are arranged to be moved between, (i) a closed position in which the casing latch secures the free sides of the first and second housing members together to form an enclosure capable of enclosing the first and second eating utensils, and (ii) an open position capable of displaying the first and second eating utensils substantially side by side;
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• wherein the first and second housing members each include an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface including a depression that forms a corresponding bulge in the exterior surface, the depression being arranged to receive a portion of a head portion of a utensil held by the associated utensil support, the bulges in the first and second housing members being offset such that they are located at different ends of the utensil carrying case and on different sides of the utensil carrying case when the case is in the closed position.

A utensil set comprising a spoon having a spoon handle and a spoon head, a fork having a fork handle and a fork end, a knife, and a utensil carrying case comprising:

• first and second housing members, each housing member having an associated utensil support, each utensil support being arranged to secure and position the spoon or fork relative to the associated housing member;
• a double hinge that pivotally couples the first and second housing members together, the double hinge including a spine, a first hinge that pivotally couples the spine to the first housing member and a second hinge that pivotally couples the spine to the second housing member;
• a knife support stand carried by and projecting from the double hinge spine, the knife support stand being arranged to hold the knife;
• a casing latch located opposite the double hinge for releasably securing a free side of the first housing member to a free side of the second housing member to facilitate securing the first and second housing members in a closed position;
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• wherein the first and second housings of the utensil carrying case are arranged to be moved between, (i) a closed position in which the casing latch secures the free sides of the first and second housing members together to form an enclosure capable of enclosing the knife, spoon and fork, and (ii) an open position in capable of displaying the knife, spoon and fork first substantially side by side, with the knife support stand holding the knife held in an elevated position relative to the spoon and fork.