Convertible household utensil assembly
US4223936A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 1979 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G21/10
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A dual-purpose, convertible household utensil assembly which in one mode operates as two separate implements for mixing a salad, and in the other mode acts as tongs in which the two implements are hinged together and function as a grasping device for serving portions of the mixed salad. The assembly is constituted by two implements such as a fork and a spatula, both having like shanks whose end sections define channel-like sockets, and a removable U-shaped yoke having a pair of legs which are receivable in these sockets to join the implements together and a resilient cross-piece which interconnects the legs to form a hinge.
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