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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2007
Lynn Waldman, Inverness, IL (US);
Jaclyn Jones, Chicago, IL (US);
William Lupkes, Naperville, IL (US);
Therese Araiza, Cary, IL (US);
Lawrence Michael Hauser, Federal Way, WA (US);
Lynn Waldman, Inverness, IL (US);
Jaclyn Jones, Chicago, IL (US);
William Lupkes, Naperville, IL (US);
Therese Araiza, Cary, IL (US);
Lawrence Michael Hauser, Federal Way, WA (US);
Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Abstract
A kitchen utensil includes a handle having a dipping utensil at one end and a gripping surface at a second end thereof. The dipping utensil includes a frame member defining an opening. A tong member is engaged to the handle and is rotatable with respect to the handle between open and closed positions. The tong includes an actuation lever at one end and a gripping surface on a second end, whereby the gripping surfaces of the handle and tong may cooperate to hold an item placed therebetween.