Flatware eating utensils
US4317284A · kind A · utility
83Cited by
8References
11Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 1980 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G21/06
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A knife, fork and spoon are held together magnetically. The outside edges of the fork tines correspond to the curvature of the spoon bowl, and the tines are curved to correspond to the interior of the spoon bowl. The major faces of the knife blade are perpendicular to the major faces of the knife handle, and the knife blade extends between the fork tines toward the longitudinal centerline of the spoon bowl. The tip of the knife blade lies near the forwardmost edge of the spoon bowl, and the cutting edge of the knife blade has a curvature corresponding to that of the centerline of the spoon bowl.
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