Overmolded cutlery articles

A molded spoon or fork article comprising:

• a first molded structure that includes a working end, a longitudinal support core extending away from the working end, the core including top and bottom surfaces, and a plurality of islands located on the core in a predetermined alignment to provide stabilizing support to facilitate molding of a second molded structure upon the first molded structure, wherein the islands are configured on one side of the first molded structure to provide support to the core to resist bending or deflection during introduction of material for forming the second molded structure;
• and
• a second molded structure present upon at least one surface of the longitudinal support core and forming with the core a handle for the article,
• wherein the first molded structure includes one or more sidewalls that form the periphery of the handle of the article on the side of the core that includes the islands, and wherein the support core is tapered from a relatively thicker central longitudinal portion to relatively thinner side portions that are connected to the sidewalls, and
• wherein the sidewalls of the first molded plastic structure have a height that extends above the surface of the longitudinal support core on the side of the core that includes the islands, with the islands having a height that is greater than that of the sidewalls, and the second molded structure is located between and coincident substantially with the height of the sidewalls so that the islands have exposed surfaces that are not covered by the second molded structure.