Abstract: A drinking cup device has a base and a wall upstanding from the base to define a drink chamber for holding liquid. It further includes a food storage element defining a chamber for storing food in a location at the side of the drink chamber over the base. The food storage element and rest of the cup device are relatively movable, between a first position in which the food is accessible and a second position in which the food storage element is stowed on the side of the cup device. The invention makes it possible for a user (typically a small child) to store small items of food, such as raisins, in the food compartment, while still accessing drinks stored in the drink chamber. In a first form of the cup device the food compartment is insertable into the food storage region by a variable amount. In another form of the cup device, the food storage element is rotated at the food storage region to open and close it.

Abstract: A drinking cup includes a drink chamber defined between a cup element 1 and a body member 3. The body member includes a food compartment 13, having a lid 5. Thus, a user is able to use the cup to carry a drink in the drink chamber and food in the food compartment 13.

Abstract: A drinking cup includes a drink chamber defined between a cup element 1 and a body member 3. The body member includes a food compartment 13, having a lid 5. Thus, a user is able to use the cup to carry a drink in the drink chamber and food in the food compartment 13.

Abstract: Young children often find it difficult to grip and control cutlery since they lack the muscle control possessed by adults. Accordingly, the piece of cutlery described is designed to make it easy for use by a young child and comprises a handle and an operative portion such as a spoon bowl, fork prongs or pusher. The handle is generally of round, barrel-shape for easy fist-like grasping by a small child and has a relatively flattened surface adjacent the operative portion for the ball of the thumb of the child to allow gripping and control of the piece of cutlery between the ball of the thumb and the four fingers grasping the handle. The longitudinal axis of the operative portion is turned in from the longitudinal axis of the handle so that when the handle is grasped, the operative portion is turned towards the body of the user.

Abstract: A piece of cutlery which is designed to assist people such as children who are unfamiliar with cutlery, how to use it effectively and correctly. The piece of cutlery has a recess in the upper surface of the handle in the region where the handle and operative portion, e.g. the knife blade or fork prongs, of the piece of cutlery join. This recess is centered on the longitudinal center line of the piece of cutlery and is of a size to accommodate and locate the tip of the user's index finger in the effective and correct position for the user of the piece of cutlery. Also it is of sufficient depth to prevent accidental displacement of the tip of the finger during normal usage of the piece of cutlery. Preferably, the handle is S-shaped when viewed from the left-hand side so that it fits snugly in the palm of a child's hand with the tip of the index finger positioned in the recess.