Forks And Spoons Patents (Class 76/105)
  • Patent number: 12046886
    Abstract: A punch set for use with a punch tool to punch material from a wall of an electrical box. The punch set has a punch with a cutting section, and a die defining a cavity that is configured to receive the cutting section. The cutting section may have an annular or circular portion and a plurality of keyway forming portions each extending radially from the annular or circular portion. The cutting section of the punch may be insertable into the cavity of the die in a single orientation. The die may have a protrusion receivable within a recess of the punch when the cutting section is received in the cavity. One of the die or punch may have an extension that is receivable in a single orientation within an opening in the other of the die or punch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: MILBANK MANUFACTURING CO.
    Inventors: Brian Hagen, William E. McCarthy, Christian Aragonez
  • Publication number: 20110314679
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a serving utensil for selectively engaging a serving pan for removal from a steam table. The utensil is of the type used in buffet-style service settings. The utensil includes a serving element on one end and a handle on the other end. The serving element may comprise a bowl, tines, prongs, tongs and the like. The handle includes a flange extending from a face thereof for selectively engaging the serving pan of the steam table such that the flange is selectively insertable between the pan and the steam table such that the user may lift the serving pan from the steam table for removal of the serving pan for cleaning or replacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventor: Paul Bolgert
  • Patent number: 6848339
    Abstract: A process for making a combination food utensil constructed of materials having different relative hardness, particularly a spoon. Portions of the utensil are constructed of a hard material such as polyproplylene to provide structural rigidity and to allow the utensil to easily slide along the bottom of a dish such as a bowl or a plane. Outside edges of the utensil and portions of its handle are constructed of a softer material such as Kraton or silicone 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Inventor: Nouri E. Hakim
  • Patent number: 6647828
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Inventor: Nouri E. Hakim
  • Patent number: 5161691
    Abstract: A device for protecting articles comprising a plate-shaped protective member connected directly to at least one sharp-pointed portion of the article to be protected by at least one frangible point so as to separate the protecting member from the article before using the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Inventor: Henri Vulliez