Receptacles – Table dish – With eating aid
Patent
1996-03-05
1997-06-17
Shoap, Allan N.
Receptacles
Table dish
With eating aid
220608, A47G 1902, A47G 1906
Patent
active
056389817
ABSTRACT:
Tableware in the form of a plate is provided with a conventional food-receiving surface, which food-receiving surface is formed with a hollowed out recess which is sized to snugly receive the bowl of a spoon or fork. The hollowed out recess is operable to locate the edge of the bowl of the eating utensil at or below the food-receiving surface of the plate so that food can be smoothly slid from the plate onto the utensil bowl. The handle of the utensil rests on the edge of the plate when the utensil bowl is disposed in the plate recess so that a person is able to use only one hand to position the utensil properly on the plate; sweep food into the utensil bowl with the same hand; and to pick up the utensil with the same hand to consume the food in the utensil bowl. A plate which is configured with the utensil-receiving recess enables one to use only one hand to consume food from the plate. The plate can thus be used to train a young child to feed itself, or it can be used to enable physically challenged individuals to feed themselves without assistance.
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Crane Kathryn
Gillis Walter
Crane Kathryn
Jones William W.
Kopsidas Niki M.
Shoap Allan N.
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