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Feeding Utensil

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-05-23
CHUBENKO GREGORY +1
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The patent describes a utensil with a cover for the working end, which helps prevent food from spilling when a child uses it. The utensil may also have a handle that is thicker and curved for easier handling. The advantages of this design include building a child's confidence in eating, reducing frustration levels, improving efficiency, and promoting nutrition intake. The inclusion of indicia also helps encourage a child to eat.

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When infants and toddlers are attempting to learn how to use eating utensils it is common for them to wrap their entire hand around the handle of the utensil, scoop the utensil into the food, soup, etc., and lift the utensil vertical, so that it is perpendicular to the eating surface, spilling the food out of the utensil, resulting in frustration for the child and a mess for the parent.

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[0022]The following is a detailed description of the invention provided to aid those skilled in the art in practicing the present invention. Those of ordinary skill in the art may make modifications and variations in the embodiments described herein without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. All publications, patent applications, patents, figures and other references mentioned herein are expressly incorporated by reference in their entirety.

[0023]Now referring to FIG. 1, utensil 10 includes handle 20 a working end 30 and a cover 40. Utensil 10 may be a spoon, fork, spork, etc. Utensil 10 may be any suitable size f...

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Abstract

Utensils including a cover for at least a portion of the working end of the utensil. The cover may be in the form of a “scoop” located at the rearward portion of the working end of a utensil so that a user, such as a child, may lift the utensil vertically and still avoid spilling a significant portion of the food. The utensil may include a handle having a handle portion thicker than a conventional child utensil handle. The handle may be curved for easier handling. The cover may include indicia such as a character appealing to a user, such as a cartoon, animated character, celebrity or the like.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 560,858 filed Nov. 17, 2011, incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to the field of utensils for feeding. More specifically, it relates to feeding spoons and forks, particularly those used for feeding infants, young children, disabled persons etc.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]When infants and toddlers are attempting to learn how to use eating utensils it is common for them to wrap their entire hand around the handle of the utensil, scoop the utensil into the food, soup, etc., and lift the utensil vertical, so that it is perpendicular to the eating surface, spilling the food out of the utensil, resulting in frustration for the child and a mess for the parent.[0004]Children and adults with disabilities which adversely affect the ability to manipulate utensils also have difficulty managing feeding fro...

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IPC IPC(8): A47G21/00A47G21/02A47G21/04
CPCA47G21/00A47G21/02A47G21/04
Inventor CHUBENKO, GREGORYCHUBENKO, TANIA
Owner CHUBENKO GREGORY
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