Cutlery – Combined cutlery or combined with ancillary feature – Cutlery
Patent
1998-06-12
2000-05-30
Watts, Douglas D.
Cutlery
Combined cutlery or combined with ancillary feature
Cutlery
30147, 30148, 30149, A47J 4328
Patent
active
060677171
ABSTRACT:
A combination utensil tool with attachable utensils, such as forks, spoons, and knives which are easy to attach and detach from a common handle. The present invention comprises a built up contoured handle preferably having a raised rim on a first end and a downward extending lip on a second end. Attached to the first end of the handle is a shaft having a roller knife (or other type of knife) attached thereto. The roller knife enables the user to cut food with the use of one hand. Attached to the second end of the handle is either a spoon, fork or knife (collectively known as a utensil). The utensil comprises a shaft having a head and a notch. The shafts of the utensils are either straight or have an upward or downward angled bend in order to allow the user to eat with minimal wrist movement. The utensil is firmly coupled to the second end of the handle by a spring loaded release mechanism comprising a rod having a downward projection which permits the user to attach and detach several utensil to the handle.
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Watts Douglas D.
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