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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brenda J Meyers, Reedsburg, WI (US);
Mark A Gilbertson, Sauk City, WI (US);
John W Grosz, Waupun, WI (US);
Edward A Raleigh, Waunakee, WI (US);
Thomas G Skulley, St. Paul, MN (US);
Deborah L Harrington, Ellsworth, WI (US);
Assignee:
Gerber Products Company, Fremont, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
30323 ; 150326 ;
Abstract
An eating utensil includes a body defining a handle portion shaped to facilitate grasping by a user. A pair of spaced-apart outer tines extend from the body. Each of the spaced-apart outer tines defines an outer tine length. The eating utensil further includes one shorter, intermediate tine disposed between the outer tines in plan view. The shorter, intermediate tine extends from the body to define an intermediate tine length that is less than the outer tine lengths.