FLATWARE AND SILVERWARE DESIGN
Improved Flatware and Silverware Design benefits homeowners and commercial foodservice establishments by providing utensils that eliminate contamination from being placed on dirty surfaces. Furthermore, the Improved Flatware and Silverware Design have the additional advantages in that it allows cleaning and reuse of these utensils after use, and it allows these utensils to be stacked when stored to save space.
This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/909,407, filed 2013 Nov. 27 by the present inventor.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENTNot Applicable
DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED APPENDIXNot Applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to forks, knives, and spoons commonly known as flatware or silverware, where the surface of food contact is kept away from table top and other surfaces.
At a table in a restaurant, you will find flatware neatly wrapped in a clean cloth or paper napkin. The dilemma is where you keep them once you take them out of the napkin since we all have seen how these tables are cleaned between uses. The same is true at parties or even in your own home.
A search of the prior art did not disclose any patents that read directly to the claims of this invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe primary object of the present invention is to provide a design for improved flatware and silverware where the surface of food contact is kept away from table top and other unhygienic surfaces.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a design that can be cleaned and reused.
Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide a design that does not tip over.
Yet another objective of the present invention is the utensils can be stacked when necessary to minimize storage space.
Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide a design that can be manufactured at a reasonable cost making it affordable for both commercial and residential use.
These objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the descriptions, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein, by way of illustration and example, an embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to this particular embodiment and that it can be practiced or carried out in various ways.
Detailed description of the preferred embodiment is provided herein. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but rather as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed system, structure or manner.
In accordance with the present invention,
In the drawings and specification, there have been disclosed typical preferred embodiments or implementation of the invention or the materials used in the construction and, although specific terms are employed, they are used in generic and descriptive sense only and not for the purposes of limiting the scope of the invention.
AdvantagesThe present invention allows you to place flatware and silverware on a table top or other surface where the surface of food contact does not make physical contact with the table top or other surface where it is placed, without tipping over. These utensils can be cleaned and reused and the design is such that they can be manufactured at a reasonable cost making is affordable for commercial and residential use. The present invention also allows these utensils to be stacked when not in use to minimize usage of storage space.
Conclusion, Ramification and ScopeAccordingly, the reader will see that the Improved Flatware and Silverware Design benefits homeowners and commercial foodservice establishments by providing utensils that minimize contamination from being placed on dirty surfaces. Furthermore, the Improved Flatware and Silverware Design have the additional advantages in that it allows cleaning and reuse of these utensils after use, and allows these utensils to be stacked when stored to save space.
Although the description above contains much specificity, these should not be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiment but as merely providing illustrations of one of several embodiments. Thus the scope of the embodiment should be determined by the appended claims and legal equivalents, rather than the examples given.
Claims
1. Improved Flatware and Silverware:
- wherein the food contact area of the said utensil does not make contact with the surface where the utensil is placed.
2. The Improved Flatware and Silverware of claim 1, where the said utensil eliminates contamination when placed on any surface.
3. The Improved Flatware and Silverware of claim 1, where the said utensil can be washed and reused.
4. The Improved Flatware and Silverware of claim 1, where the said utensil can be disposable.
5. The Improved Flatware and Silverware of claim 1, where the said utensil can be made of any material suitable for this purpose.
6. The Improved Flatware and Silverware of claim 1, where the said utensil can manufactured at a reasonable cost.
7. The Improved Flatware and Silverware of claim 1, where the said utensil can be stacked when stored to save space.
8. The Improved Flatware and Silverware of claim 1, where the design prevents the utensil from tipping over when placed on a flat surface.
9. The Improved Flatware and Silverware of claim 1, which benefits both home owners and commercial food service establishments.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 31, 2014
Publication Date: May 28, 2015
Inventor: UNNIKRISHNAN RAMACHANDRAN NAIR (FAIRFAX STATION, VA)
Application Number: 14/230,374
International Classification: A47G 21/06 (20060101);