Eating utensil

US6457238B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignees

• Michael Maier · DE
• Thomas Maier · DE

Inventors

• Michael Maier · Cody, US
• Thomas Maier · Stockach, DE
• Thilo Schauer · Niedereschach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 10, 2000
• Grant date: Oct 1, 2002
• Expiry date: May 10, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47G21/08
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

An eating utensil with a spoon shell fastened to a handle enables handicapped people, who have, e.g., only one usable hand, to reduce in size pieces of food, e.g., meat, by cutting into bite-sized pieces. To achieve this, the spoon shell (1, 31) and the handle (6) are of a two-part design. The spoon shell (1) has a first shell part (2) with a first handle shaft (4) and a second shell part (3) with a second handle shaft (5). The respective shell parts (2, 3) and handle shafts (4, 5), which are rigidly connected to one another, are connected to one another by a scissor hinge (7) and can be moved against one another in a scissor-like manner. The shell parts (2, 3) have cutting edges (8, 9) cooperating in a scissor-like manner.