Utensil assembly of knife, fork and oriental sticks

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D677997
  • Patent Number
    D677,997
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, December 1, 2011
    13 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, March 19, 2013
    11 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Pham; Ricky
    Agents
    • Hess Patent Law Firm LLC
    • Hess; Robert J.
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D07 368
    • D07 393-395
    • D07 4012
    • D07 505
    • D07 642-646
    • D07 649-654
    • D07 660-664
    • D07 669
    • D07 675-676
    • D07 683
    • D07 688-692
    • D07 695-696
    • 007 112000
    • 030 137000
    • 030 141-143
    • 030 147-150
    • 030 322-327
    • 030 329000
    • 030 340000
    • 030 342-344
    • 030 408000
    • 030 425000
    • 100 213000
    • 220 574100
    • 220 735000
    • 294 003000
    • 294 016000
    • 294 218000
    • 416 0700R0
    • 416 075000
  • International Classifications
    • 0703
    • Term of Grant
      14Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a right side view in an assembled condition of a utensil assembly of knife, fork and oriental sticks in accordance with the invention.



FIG. 2 is a front isometric view thereof.



FIG. 3 is a rear isometric view thereof.



FIG. 4 is an operational side view thereof in position for use as oriental sticks.



FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.



FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.



FIG. 7 is a front plan view thereof.



FIG. 8 is a rear plan view thereof.



FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the knife alone in accordance with the invention.



FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof for the knife alone.



FIG. 11 is a front plan view thereof for the knife alone.



FIG. 12 is a rear plan view thereof for the knife alone.



FIG. 13 is a right side view thereof for the knife alone, which is symmetric to the left side view thereof.



FIG. 14 is a front isometric view of the fork alone in accordance with the invention.



FIG. 15 is a rear isometric view thereof for the fork alone.



FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof for the fork alone.



FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view thereof for the fork alone.



FIG. 18 is a front plan view thereof for the fork alone.



FIG. 19 is a rear plan view thereof for the fork alone.



FIG. 20 is a right side view thereof for the fork alone, which is symmetric to the left side view thereof.



FIG. 21 is a front isometric view for the fork alone; and,



FIG. 22 is a rear isometric view for the fork alone.


That which is depicted in solid lines in the drawings represent the claimed invention and that which is depicted in broken lines forms no part of the claimed invention.


The utensil assembly is of a knife and fork, as well as of oriental sticks. The knife and the fork, when coupled to one another, impart an elastic bias from a resilient, elastically deformable element of the knife cooperating with a coupling portion of the fork to spread apart stem handles of the knife and fork. The stem handles of the knife and form may be manually forced toward each other against the elastic bias to pick up portions of food as in the manner of oriental sticks.


Claims
  • An ornamental design for a utensil assembly of knife, fork and oriental sticks, as shown and described.
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