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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2011
Richard S. Walters, Port Washington, WI (US);
Richard S. Walters, Port Washington, WI (US);
Dixie Consumer Products LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
An elongated apparatus for releasably retaining a plurality of utensils in a grouping includes an elongated base and at least one protrusion. The apparatus includes an elongated base having a longitudinal axis and at least one protrusion extending from the elongated base. The at least one protrusion is configured to be removably coupled to a handle end of a utensil such that coupling of the handle end occurs via movement of the handle end along an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the elongated base. Upon coupling of the handle end of the utensil to the at least one protrusion, the utensil is restricted from rotating about the longitudinal axis so long as the handle end of the utensil is coupled to the at least one protrusion.