Hook Spoon

Abstract

The ‘Hook Spoon’ is a spoon with a hook on the back that hooks on the edge of a container and keeps the spoon handle out of the contents of the container while allowing the end of the spoon that has been in the contents to remain inside the container.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The ‘Hook Spoon’ is generally to be used as a kitchen or serving spoon, but could be used for anything one wishes to scoop with a spoon. The ‘Hook Spoon’ is intended to keep the handle of the spoon out of the contents of the container by hooking over the edge of the container.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The ‘Hook Spoon’ is a spoon with a hook on the back located at about the middle of the spoon. The hook is designed to hold the spoon on the edge of a jar or bottle or cup or pan or any other container, to keep the handle of the spoon out of the contents, while still keeping the end of the spoon in the container so it will not drip on the counter or table.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1—Hook mechanism. FIG. 1 shows a close up view of the hook on the back of the spoon. The hook is located at approximately the center of the handle and is designed to hook over the edge of a container. The inside spacing between the hook and the spoon handle surface expands as it moves outward, allowing various thicknesses of containers to be utilized. The inside of the hook is rounded to help keep the hook from wedging onto the lip of the container, facilitating an easier removal of the spoon from the container. The tip of the hook is also rounded to avoid any sharp or uncomfortable points, and also for a more pleasing appearance.

FIG. 2—Spoon bowl. The bowl of the spoon is rounded to a smooth oval shape allowing it to be used as a serving spoon and for appearance purposes. It is also slightly deeper than a standard spoon to facilitate the scooping of material from a container.

FIG. 3—Spoon handle. The handle of the Hook Spoon is longer than a standard spoon to help facilitate the bowl of the spoon reaching the bottom of a container to scoop out contents. The handle is also curved upward. This upward curvature is created so that when the spoon is hanging inside a container and hooked to the container, the top of the handle will be pointed in a nearly vertical direction, as opposed to sticking out from the jar at an angle.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Materials: The Spoon can be made from a variety of materials including Stainless Steel, wood, and plastic.

This improves on the existing spoon by adding a hook on the back to allow the spoon to hang from the edge of a container with the portion of the spoon that has been in the contents of the container to remain inside the container to avoid dripping on the counter or table or other surface on which the container is placed. It also keeps the handle from going into the container and becoming soiled, and helps keep contaminants on the handle of the spoon from entering the contents of the container.

Manufacturing will be via Lost Wax Method and/or Investment Casting and/or Stamping and/or Die Casting of metal, and via forming with plastic including vacuum and injection molding.

Generally, the ‘Hook Spoon’ is intended to be used for foods, but anything can be used with the ‘Hook Spoon’. The idea is to scoop out whatever you want and then set the spoon back in the container with the hook over the edge and the end of the spoon in the container with the handle sticking out. Then the next time the spoon is used to get contents out of the container, the handle is clean of the contents, and possible dirt or germs from the person's hand are less likely to get into the contents. This also keeps the contents from dripping off the spoon bowl onto a surface or counter.

The Hook Spoon will be marketed under multiple names including ‘Jar Spoon’, ‘Hook Spoon’, ‘Salsa Spoon’, ‘Queso Spoon’, and many others.

Claims

1. The reason for this claim is to keep other people or companies from copying the idea of adding a hook to the back of a spoon. The claim is not for the manufacturing process or materials the spoon is made of. The claim is for the addition of the hook on the back to hook the spoon on the edge of the container.