Abstract: An ice cream spoon having a handle bearing a generally hemispherical cup that includes a deformable bottom part made of a deformable flexible material.

Abstract: A one piece foldable eating utensil having a food holding section and a handle with a pair of reduced thickness portions forming flexible hinges for folding into a packaged position for accompanying a food product and a useable position for consuming the food product.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention a fat skimming ladle that is efficient and convenient to use for removal of fat and other floating debris off of cooked soup stock. This special purpose ladle retains the simple elegant look of a common soup ladle, and can just as convenient to be used. The conduit structure with inlet located at the interior bottom of the ladle bowl and outlet located behind the proximal end of the handle allows for a simple, elegant and greatly functional design.

Abstract: A combination spoon and straw utensil is advantageously manufactured on extrusion forming equipment, which also provides improved manufacture of straws or dip tubes with feature sections.

Abstract: A spoon includes a handle and trough for containing food. The trough includes a flexible wall extended from a peripheral edge for assisting in containing the food when the spoon is tilted from the horizontal. The flexible wall collapses when the spoon is placed in the mouth.

Abstract: A bagel scoop removes excess dough from a piece of baked goods, such as a bagel. The bagel scoop includes a handle, and a concave, preferably shallow elliptical spoon-shaped closed combined blade and scoop structure, having a downward curvature, to enable scooping and removal of dough. The outer distal end of the combined blade and scoop structure is preferably serrated, to allow for scraping and scooping of the bagel core dough at a leading edge of the blade. The combined blade and scoop structure is attached to a stem, which, in turn, is attached to the handle. A small auxiliary scraper is provided at an opposite end, for fine scraping and removing of excess dough residue not taken by the shallow elliptical spoon-shaped closed combined blade and scoop structure.

Abstract: This invention relates to polymeric thermoplastic moldable compositions comprising poly(alkylene carbonates), which are useful in manufacturing of articles which may be manipulated and shaped by their user, but regain their shape after distortion. These compositions are free from toxic compounds and have a glass transition temperature from about 15° C. to about 132° C. These compositions are useful in manufacturing of articles such as toys, utensils to convey solids or liquids to the mouth, soothing articles (i.e., teething rings and pacifiers) and articles which support food (i.e., candy/confection sticks or holders.) They are most useful in manufacturing of children's toys and products.

Abstract: An eating utensil includes a food storage section and a food holding section. The holding section also includes a selectively engage-able valve that dispenses food contained in the food storage section. The two sections are separable from each other.

Abstract: A simple, effective, lightweight, durable, combination tool having removably attachable interchangeable implements, which are interchangeable one with the other. The combination tool has locking means, which releasably locks the removably attachable interchangeable implements into a handle. The handle can have a light for illuminating an area or work surface, and the food being cooked and/or barbecued. The handle can have a timer capable of being set to at least one time duration, and audibly alerting a user at the end of a selected one of such time durations, as to how long the food has been cooked or barbecued.

Abstract: A utensil for neurologically impaired or immature persons that has a part to be introduced to the mouth of the person, and a vibrating handle operatively connected to the part and adapted to vibrate continuously while it is being used. In the preferred embodiment, the part to be introduced to the mouth is a food-holding utensil such as a spoon, which is preferably coated with a resilient, durable coating, or else made of plastic or the like resilient material. In the use of the preferred embodiment of utensil, the utensil is put within the reach of the person to use it, and caused to vibrate continuously, so that when the person touches the handle and feels the vibration he is stimulated to grasp the handle and guide the spoon or fork to his mouth. Alternatively, the handle of the utensil can be placed within the grasp of the person, who can then grasp the handle securely and guide the spoon or fork to his mouth.

Abstract: A process for making a combination food utensil constructed of materials having different relative hardness, particularly a spoon. A skeleton or backbone of the utensil is constructed of a hard material such as polypropylene to provide structural rigidity and to allow the utensil to easily slide along the bottom of a dish such as bowl or a plate. Outside edges of the utensil and portions of its handle are constructed of a softer material such as Kraton or silicon to provide for comfortable contact with the inside of the mouth and gums. In the preferred embodiment the spoon is provided for use by a baby.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a liquid deflecting device which can be in the form of a spoon (10) and which has a bowl having an undersurface presenting a first generally concave region forming a pour depression (20) and arranged to receive liquid delivered onto the device (10), a second region (22) arranged to be in communication with the first region (20) by means of a lip (24) and allowing for the controlled escape of liquid therefrom, and the second region (22) presenting a laterally extending surface over which the flow escaping from the first portion (20) flows when being dispensed from the device (10).

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention a fat skimming ladle that is efficient and convenient to use for removal of fat and other floating debris off of cooked soup stock. This special purpose ladle retains the simple elegant look of a common soup ladle, and can just as convenient to be used. The conduit structure with inlet located at the interior bottom of the ladle bowl and outlet located behind the proximal end of the handle allows for a simple, elegant and greatly functional design.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to prevent a rice grain from sticking to a scooping portion of a rice scoop. More specifically, in the invention, a large projection (13) and a small projection (14) are provided on a surface, a side surface and a rear surface of a scooping portion (12) of the rice scoop. Consequently, a contact area with a rice grain can be reduced, a separating property can be enhanced and rice can be prevented from sticking.

Abstract: A spoon having: a handle portion; and a head portion connected to the handle portion, the head portion being at least partially fabricated from a shape memory material, the head having a first shape to hold a liquid when the temperature of the liquid is less then a predetermined threshold temperature and a second shape so as to not hold the liquid when the temperature of the liquid is greater than the predetermined threshold. The first shape is preferably a concave shape and the second shape is a substantially flat shape. Alternatively, the first shape is a concave shape and the second shape is a concave shape having at least one opening in the concave shape. A fork is also disclosed having times that change shape when the temperature of food held thereon is greater than a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A process for making a combination food utensil constructed of materials having different relative hardness, particularly a spoon. A skeleton or backbone of the utensil is constructed of a hard material such as polypropylene to provide structural rigidity and to allow the utensil to easily slide along the bottom of a dish such as bowl or a plate. Outside edges of the utensil and portions of its handle are constructed of a softer material such as Kraton or silicon to provide for comfortable contact with the inside of the mouth and gums. In the preferred embodiment the spoon is provided for use by a baby.

Abstract: A one piece foldable eating utensil having a food holding section and a handle with a pair of reduced thickness portions forming flexible hinges for folding into a packaged position for accompanying a food product and a useable position for consuming the food product.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flatware set for spaghetti. When spaghetti is eaten, the spaghetti threads are taken up onto the fork by turning the fork on its axis. In order to improve the spaghetti take-up, the fork (5) has the feature that the at least two teeth (8,9) extend substantially helically around a central axis of the fork. The fork teeth (8,9) then pick up the threads of spaghetti better. Despite a helical shape of the teeth (8,9), it is nevertheless possible to eat conveniently with this fork (5), since this fork (5) is pulled out of the mouth in a helical movement.

Abstract: A standing spoon has a bowl and a handle extending out from an edge of the bowl. The center of gravity of the spoon is located within the enclosed volume of the bowl by adding a weight to an end face of the spoon. The bowl has an arcuate bottom face, such that after the addition of the weight, the spoon is able to stand upright by itself.

Abstract: The invention relates to a spoon for receiving soft or liquid food. Said spoon has a handle with an attached mouthpiece constructed of soft and flexible material. The aim of the invention is to significantly simplify the manner in which food is received by small children and people with facial paralysis. The spoon has a practical shape in that the mouthpiece is trough-shaped and concave and has a level defining upper edge, whereby the thickness of the mouthpiece in the front and on the lateral side is proportional so that its concave shape can be inverted by the pressure of the tongue (Z) during swallowing and the mouthpiece can adapt to the arched shape of the hard palate (G) in a sagital and transversal direction.

Abstract: A spoon and straw combination device comprising a substantially hollow handle having at least one opening, and a scoop attached to the substantially hollow handle. The scoop has a top face shaped similar to a spoon and at least one hole. There is also a reservoir disposed below the top face on the scoop. This reservoir is in fluid communication with the top face and the substantially hollow handle so that when the scoop is placed inside a fluid this fluid can be drawn through the hole, into the reservoir and through the substantially hollow handle. This reservoir is shaped non cylindrical. In this case, the reservoir is bounded by a top plate shaped as a spoon and a bottom plate also shaped as a spoon. Both the top and bottom plates are coupled together forming the hole.

Abstract: A spoon and straw combination device comprising a substantially hollow handle having at least one opening, and a scoop attached to the substantially hollow handle. The scoop has a top face shaped similar to a spoon and at least one hole. There is also a reservoir disposed below the top face on the scoop. This reservoir is in fluid communication with the top face and the substantially hollow handle so that when the scoop is placed inside a fluid this fluid can be drawn through the hole, into the reservoir and through said substantially hollow handle. This reservoir is shaped non cylindrical. In this case, the reservoir is bounded by a top plate shaped as a spoon and a bottom plate also shaped as a spoon. Both the top and bottom plates are coupled together forming the hole.

Abstract: An eating utensil with a spoon shell fastened to a handle enables handicapped people, who have, e.g., only one usable hand, to reduce in size pieces of food, e.g., meat, by cutting into bite-sized pieces. To achieve this, the spoon shell (1, 31) and the handle (6) are of a two-part design. The spoon shell (1) has a first shell part (2) with a first handle shaft (4) and a second shell part (3) with a second handle shaft (5). The respective shell parts (2, 3) and handle shafts (4, 5), which are rigidly connected to one another, are connected to one another by a scissor hinge (7) and can be moved against one another in a scissor-like manner. The shell parts (2, 3) have cutting edges (8, 9) cooperating in a scissor-like manner.

Abstract: A combination-material food utensil constructed of materials having different relative hardness. The skeleton or backbone of the utensil is constructed of a hard material providing structural integrity and allowing the utensil to easily slide along the bottom of a dish such as bowl or a plate. Outside edges of the utensil and portions of its handle are constructed of a relative soft material such as Kraton or silicon and provide for comfortable contact with the inside of the mouth and gums.

Abstract: A kitchen utensil for handling food products, the handle of which has a cross section which is substantially V-shaped or U-shaped. Kitchen utensils of this kind can easily be stacked to form a compact unit.

Abstract: A 4-in-i meal tool includes a pair of first and second chopsticks each having a distal end, a spoon member having a distal end and a proximal end functioned in a manner of spoon wherein the distal end of the first chopstick is adapted for detachably attaching to the proximal end of the spoon member, so as to form a handle of the spoon member, and a knife member having a distal end and a proximal end functioned in a knife manner wherein the distal end of the second chopstick is adapted for detachably attaching to the proximal end of the knife member, so as to form a handle of the spoon member. Thus, at least a tooth is integrally extended from the distal end of the spoon member which is functioned in a manner of knife. So, the 4-in-1 meal tool is capable of performing as a fork, spoon, knife, and chopstick in one utensil.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a liquid deflecting device which can be in the form of a spoon 10 and which has a bowl having an undersurface presenting a first generally concave region forming a pour depression 20 and arranged to receive liquid delivered onto the device 10, a second region 22 arranged to be in communication with the first region 20 by means of a lip 24 and allowing for the controlled escape of liquid therefrom, and the second region 22 presenting a laterally extending surface over which the flow escaping from the first portion 20 flows when being dispensed from the device 10.

Abstract: Tableware grip structure with comfortable touch feeling including a grip and a fitting body. A front end of the grip is disposed with a fitting section formed with a fitting slot at front end for fitting with a tableware. The grip is formed with multiple arch bulge sections and multiple recessed sections which are interlaced with each other. Each recessed section is formed with at least one through hole. The fitting body is correspondingly fixedly fitted on the recessed sections of the grip. The outer circumferences of the bulge sections and the fitting body together form a waved face for a user's hand to more snugly hold and more conveniently turn the grip and achieve a more comfortable touching feeling.

Abstract: This application relates to a cooking spoon or ladle providing improvements designed to prevent the transference of saliva and oral bacteria from a cook to liquid based foods during preparation. This is achieved by the provision of a handle excavated sufficient to allow a sample of the cuisine to flow along the handle from the initial concavity of the stirring end, to a second smaller spoon at the other end of the handle. In the process of departing from the heat source by flowing from the stirring end to the tasting end, the cuisine begins cooling relative to its initial temperature. A simple finger-activated gate can be closed to allow the upper neck to be isolated from the tasting spoon contents.

Abstract: A cup of plastics material incorporating foaming agents has thin wall portions, namely a base (101), a lower side wall (102) and an upper side wall (103). These portions have their wall thickness determined by mold part gap. The cup also has thick wall portions, namely the corner (104), the band (105) and the rim (106), in which foaming occurs after mold opening so that the wall thickness is increased beyond that provided by the mold.

Abstract: A self-leveling eating utensil having a handle and a food carrier rotatably coupled to the handle. The food carrier may be coupled to a shank which is, in turn, rotatably coupled to the handle. The food carrier is positioned offset from the handle and the shank to weight itself into a self-leveling position with the food-carrying surface thereof positioned to carry food without spillage. A weight is preferably provided on the shank to further weight the food carrier into the self-leveling position. The weight may be formed at the free end of the shank opposite the food carrier. In a preferred embodiment, the weight is formed as a bend in the free end of the shank in a direction toward the food carrier. Preferably, the handle is formed to permit decoupling to clean the interior thereof and recoupling to use the eating utensil once again after cleaning. Such handle is formed from first and second handle halves which are readily coupled, decoupled, and recoupled.

Abstract: A collapsible barbecue tool assembly includes a barbecue tool, a handle and a latch mechanism mounted in the handle. The handle includes an elongated cavity for slidably receiving a blade portion of the barbecue tool. The blade portion of the tool has one or more locating elements. The latch mechanism releasably engages one of the locating elements so that the tool is movable to and between a collapsed position and an extended position.

Abstract: A toothbrush assembly for brushing one's teeth and rinsing one's mouth includes a toothbrush having a longitudinal handle with a brush head at one end of the handle and a rinsing attachment including a sloped inner recessed surface area to produce a fountain-like effect when a stream of water contacts therewith.

Abstract: The invention relates to a spoon for receiving soft or liquid food. Said spoon has a handle with an attached mouthpiece constructed of soft and flexible material. The aim of the invention is to significantly simplify the manner in which food is received by small children and people with facial paralysis. The spoon has a practical shape in that the mouthpiece is trough-shaped and concave and has a level defining upper edge, whereby the thickness of the mouthpiece in the front and on the lateral side is proportional so that its concave shape can be inverted by the pressure of the tongue (Z) during swallowing and the mouthpiece can adapt to the arched shape of the hard palate (G) in a sagital and transversal direction.

Abstract: A hand held utensil having a head portion connected to a handle, wherein the handle includes structure for encouraging a user of the utensil to present the head portion to an article at a preferred angle.

Abstract: A transparent self contained spoon which includes a food storage tank and a manually operable food dispensation valve and which allows food to be dispensed into the bowl of the spoon conveniently and without spillage. The feeding spoon has a flattened bowl at one end for supporting soft foods or liquids as they are placed into the mouth. The other end of the spoon is branched to form two completely separated structures, the handle and the food storage tank. The handle is linearly aligned with the bowl of the spoon, and the food storage tank extends upwardly from the handle at an angle. The food storage tank is hollow, and has an increased diameter relative to the handle so as to accommodate several ounces of soft food or liquid. By mounting the food storage tank at an upward angle relative to the bowl of the spoon and handle, gravity is used to urge the food material into the bowl portion and complicated mechanical parts are not required to propel the food toward the bowl of the spoon.

Abstract: A collapsible barbecue tool assembly includes a barbecue tool, a handle and a latch mechanism mounted in the handle. The handle includes an elongated cavity for slidably receiving a blade portion of the barbecue tool. The blade portion of the tool has one or more locating elements. The latch mechanism releasably engages one of the locating elements so that the tool is movable to and between a collapsed position and an extended position.

Abstract: A kitchen utensil includes an upper portion, a lower portion and a strip sandwiched between the upper and the lower portion and having a utility head. The strip has a plurality of holes defined therethrough. The lower portion has a tubular portion to receive a spring and a ball therein, and the upper portion has an aperture defined therethrough so that an operation member is pivotally disposed in the upper portion and has a top extending from the aperture. The operation member has a protrusion extending downwardly therefrom which extends through one of the holes of the strip and contacts the ball. The operation member further has an arm having a tip which is inserted into another hole so that the strip is movably positioned by pushing the operation member to disengaged the tip from the hole and inserted into yet another hole.

Abstract: For the purpose of a simple and yet functionally dependable design of the temperature detection, an agitator apparatus, in particular a cooking spoon, with a handle (1), a spoon element (2) and a shaft (3) connecting the handle (1) with the spoon element (2), wherein a temperature sensor (54) is associated with the spoon element (2) and a temperature indicator (5) with the handle (1), is distinguished in that a heat-conducting and/or liquid-conducting connection (6) exists via a viscous mass (9) is disposed between the temperature sensor (4) and the temperature indicator (5).

Abstract: The foldable flatware utensil includes a shank with an integral spoon bowl, knife or fork. An elongated handle has an end that is telescopically connected to an end of the shank. A bore in the shank is aligned with a bore in the handle when assembled for use. A line has one end anchored in the bore in the shank. Another end of the line holds a portion of the line in the bore in the shank. If the line is elastic, the handle is urged toward the shank for use and stretches to permit the handle to be disengaged from the shank and folded for storage. If the line is inelastic, a sleeve is retained on the line and fixed in the bore in the handle. When removing the handle from the use position, a portion of the line is pulled through the sleeve and permits the handle to be folded for storage. A detent maintains a connection between the handle and the shank if needed.

Abstract: A grip member has a grip proper (1) made of a shape-memory resin in the shape of a bar, a connecting pin (4) disposed in one terminal part of the grip proper, a forked part (3) formed integrally in the other terminal side of the grip proper, and an annular part (2) formed integrally slightly toward one end of the grip proper (1) and adapted for enabling the forked part (3) to twine thereon. The grip member is enabled to cope easily with a delicate change in the gripping condition by heating the grip proper (1) and the vicinity thereof to a temperature surpassing the glass transition point of the shape-memory resin thereby endowing the shape-memory rubber with a rubbery state, causing the forked part (3) to twine itself around the annular part (2) in such a manner as to impart the shape of a loop to the grip proper.

Abstract: A collapsible barbecue tool assembly includes a barbecue tool, a handle and a latch mechanism mounted in the handle. The handle includes an elongated cavity for slidably receiving a blade portion of the barbecue tool. The blade portion of the tool has one or more locating elements. The latch mechanism releasably engages one of the locating elements so that the tool is movable to and between a collapsed position and an extended position.

Abstract: An eating implement comprising an elongate element defining a first length and opposing ends, a handle extending from one of the opposing ends in a first direction and at a right angle relative to the elongate element, the handle defining a second length equal substantially to the first length, and a head for engaging and accommodating food, the head extending from the other one of the opposing ends in a second direction and at a right angle relative to the elongate element, the second direction being opposite to the first direction defined by the handle.

Abstract: A double-ended teething spoon with a water filled transparent handle formed of a firm, resilient material to provide gum relief for teething infants, as well as hand-eye coordination, training in use of the spoon, and amusement by viewing objects suspended in the handle.

Abstract: A utensil having a first portion and a handle. The first portion includes a utensil portion, which can be spoon shaped, forked shaped, knife shaped or other food implement shaped and a shank attached at one end to the utensil portion. The handle is removably attached to another end of the shank. A spring loaded clamp is provided with the handle to coact with the shank so as to engage the shank with the handle. The utensil is particularly well adapted to be used with buffets, whereby first portions of utensils are provided with buffet dishes and handles are provided for the customers of the buffet. A clip can be provided for attaching to a buffet dish and holding the utensil first portion.

Abstract: A hand held eating utensil having a pair of scissors like handles pivotally connected to each other at approximately their midpoints. A spoon bowl is at the forward end of one of the handles and a pusher mechanism shaped as an animal head is pivotally connected to the forward end of the other handle. As the rear ends of the handles are moved toward each other, the forward portion of the animal head dips down into the spoon bowl and pushes the food contents in the bowl forward out of the bowl. The animal head pivots downward when the handles are spread apart to minimize the chance of a child poking himself with the front end of the animal head.

Abstract: A collapsible barbecue tool assembly includes a barbecue tool, a handle and a latch mechanism mounted in the handle. The handle includes an elongated cavity for slidably receiving a blade portion of the barbecue tool. The blade portion of the tool has one or more locating elements. The latch mechanism releasably engages one of the locating elements so that the tool is movable to and between a collapsed position and an extended position.

Abstract: A plastic container cap includes a cap body having a rim and a face panel suspended within the rim, a folding utensil formed of a utensil body and a handle and integral with the face panel of the cap body wherein the utensil body, which can be a bowl or a fork, has a peripheral edge spaced from the face panel by a narrow opening and connected to the face panel by connecting portions in the narrow opening, and a neck at one end connected to the handle; the handle is hinged to the neck of the utensil body, having dented lines through which the handle is folded up and attached to the face panel of the cap body at a top side above said utensil body.

Abstract: A utensil kit with a knife, spoon and two forks and method particularly for training adolescents to hold eating utensils correctly and in the a proper eating position where each of the utensils includes a contoured gripping portion formed over the utensil handle adapted to receive and register fingers and the thumb in color coded grooves corresponding to the proper position for the respective eating utensil and to enhance hand comfort when the utensil is being held and manipulated according to proper etiquette.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tune-producing feeding utensil, such as a spoon or a fork. In the case of a spoon, the spoon mainly includes a metal bowl portion, a plastic handle portion, and a metal back cover. The handle portion is provided with compartments for receiving a circuit board and two serially connected button cells, as well as a shallow groove around the compartments for receiving a gasket. When the back cover is fitted onto the handle portion, the circuit board and button cells are sealed in the handle portion and the gasket is tightly pressed against the shallow groove to make the handle portion watertight. When a baby uses the spoon to feed itself with one hand holding the handle portion at the back cover and its mouth contacting with the bowl portion, an integrated circuit on the circuit board is actuated to cause a tune-producing device attached to the back cover to send out music or voice. The music or voice is helpful in encouraging the baby to enjoy feeding itself concentratively.