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Easy use utensil

US8387263B1 · kind B1 · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 5, 2012
Grant dateMar 5, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 5, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47G21/04
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A utensil in the form of a spoon having a spill resistant bowl. The bowl may have an angled tip at the front portion of the bowl and a secondary reservoir at or near the rear portion of the bowl. In some embodiments, portions of the inner surface of the bowl may be textured near the perimeter edge along the sides of the bowl. The utensil may also have an ergonomic handle having a depression on the top and concavity on the bottom with a flattened portion at the rear end. The flattened portion allows the utensil to stand upright.

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