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US 9,538,873 B2Granted
Apparatus and methods for dipping or dunking snacks into beverages
OwnerToby M Gardeskiinventor
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Abstract
Devices for dipping or dunking snacks into beverages include elements for holding a snack in place for dipping or dunking and a structure for allowing the user to keep his hands out of the beverage while immersing the snack. One embodiment includes scissoring legs and fingertip pads for attachment to a user's finger and thumb so the user can scissor the legs in place to hold the snack for dipping or dunking.
Claims6
Apparatus for immersing a snack in a beverage comprising:
- two legs connected in a scissoring arrangement;
- a foot attached to a first end of each leg, the feet for gripping a snack;
- an open T-bar frame attached to the second end of each leg;
- straps;
- and
- a concave floating element attached to each leg wherein the apparatus floats in a liquid;
- wherein the T-bar frames and the straps are configured to attach a finger or a thumb to each T-bar frame by threading a strap through one of the T-bar frames and around a finger or thumb;
- such that when the T-bar frames are moved together the feet move together to grip a snack and when the T-bar frames are moved apart, the feet move apart.
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