Utensil for toasters and other appliances
US9504358B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G21/10
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A utensil can remove a food product such as toast from the slot of an appliance. The utensil has an opposing pair of longitudinally disposed tongs that are interconnected at their proximal ends. Each tong has a distal paddle that is wider than the interconnected proximal ends. Each paddle has a tapered distal edge that is sloped to increase clearance at the inside face of the paddle. Each paddle has on its inside face a number of projections, with the ones adjacent to the paddle's distal edge having a distal flank that is sloped to facilitate ingressive passage across them. The tongs can be held with a single hand and kept in a substantially parallel orientation that allows insertion into the slot around either side of the food product. The tongs can be manually pressed together to embed the projections into the food product before lifting and removing it.
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