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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
John E. Bennett, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Willis C. Bradley, Gardena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lenjoy Engineering, Inc., Gardena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 2/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 2/108 ;
Abstract
A feeding device for use by persons with limited or no use of their arms, wherein a spoon is mounted on supporting and counterbalancing levers and is associated with a mouth-piece in such a manner that the user can manipulate the spoon to lift food from a dish, can then place the spoon on a fixed support and then adjust the spoon to a position for convenient eating of the food. The spoon mounting includes an adjustable support for a counterbalancing spring. All the parts are mounted on a flat base which is adapted also to support the food dish.