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Post on Eating Utensil

a technology for eating utensils and utensils, which is applied in the field of eating utensils, can solve the problems of increasing the risk of surface contamination, eating utensils, and existence of substantial likelihood

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-05-30
DONOVAN KYLE
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The present invention is about adding a post to conventional eating utensils to prevent them from touching contaminated surfaces. The post is a solid or hollow addition to the utensil located in the neck section nearer the working end from the center of balance. The post raises the working end of the utensil from the table surface. The post is tapered and hollow so that it fits inside the post of another utensil, making them stackable. This invention prevents cross-contamination and improves safety.

Problems solved by technology

When eating utensils are placed on contaminated surfaces, there exists a substantial likelihood that micro-organisms as well as other substances transfer to the eating utensils.
There is an increased risk of surface contamination when the surface is in a restaurant or institutional setting.
The weakness of this solution is that someone must clean the table almost constantly.
Contaminants from previous diners accumulate on the table.

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[0049]The invention consists of the addition of a post to eating utensils where the post raises the working end of the utensil above the surface on which the utensil is placed. This raising helps prevent the working end of the utensil from being contaminated by substances on a table or other planar surface. As the various drawings show, the particular utensil can vary but the inclusion of a post as described accomplishes the raising by preventing the working end of the utensil from contacting the planar surface.

[0050]The preferred embodiment is shown in FIGS. 1 through 14. Alternate embodiments are shown in FIGS. 16 through 21. In FIGS. 1 though 15, the post is rectangular, but, as shown in FIG. 17 and following, the post may take any of a variety of shapes. The post could be round, cylindrical, star-shaped, oval, conical, triangular, heart-shaped, diamond-shaped, irregular, or any other shape.

[0051]In the preferred embodiment, posts extend from the utensil approximately one-quarter...

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Abstract

The invention consists of the addition of a post to eating utensils where the post raises the working end of the utensil above the surface on which the utensil is placed. This raising helps prevent the working end of the utensil from being contaminated by substances on a table or other planar surface.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of non-provisional application Ser. No. 13 / 304,341 filed 24 Nov. 2011, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference to the extent that the contents thereof are consistent with the contents of this continuation-in part application.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to eating utensils, and more particularly, relating to eating utensils for restaurant, institutional, or consumer use.[0003]Eating utensils and the parts thereof are commonplace and well-known in the art and to the general public. Thus, it should not be necessary to go into any detail as to the descriptions thereof. The invention consists of improvements to utensils, articles of manufacture, not the utensils themselves.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]Eating, like breathing, is one of the essentials of life. Eating consists of bringing food to the mouth, chewing the food, if need be, then sw...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47G21/00
CPCA47G2400/025A47G21/02
Inventor DONOVAN, KYLE
Owner DONOVAN KYLE
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