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US 9,808,103 B2Granted
Eating utensil
Assigneeb.box for kids developments Pty Ltd
InventorsDannielle Lisa Michaels, Monique Miriam Filer
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Abstract
A food utensil having a handle portion and a food engagement portion, the food engagement portion includes one or more member(s) disposed about the periphery of the food engagement portion, whereby the one or more member(s) define a food engagement region. The utensil is suitable for use by young children.
Claims19
A food utensil comprising a handle portion and a food engagement portion, the food engagement portion comprising:
- a base having a central region and an outer annular periphery;
- one or more piercing elements projecting from the central region having a piercing tip;
- three or more members disposed in a spaced apart arrangement about the annular periphery of the base of the food engagement portion, whereby the three or more members define a substantially funnel-shaped food engagement region therebetween and wherein the three or more members have blunt ends which extend beyond the one or more piercing elements and the three or more members can engage and stabilize a food item before it is pierced by the one or more piercing elements.
A food utensil comprising a handle portion and a food engagement portion, the food engagement portion comprising:
- a base having a central region and an outer annular periphery;
- one or more piercing elements projecting from the central region having a piercing tip;
- three or more members disposed in a spaced apart arrangement about the annular periphery of the base of the food engagement portion, whereby the three or more members define a substantially funnel-shaped food engagement region therebetween and wherein the three or more members are substantially flat and/or broad having blunt ends which extend beyond the one or more piercing elements, and the three or more members can engage and stabilize a food item before it is pierced by the one or more piercing elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.