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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2013
Kindle Hill, Llc, Gwynedd Valley, PA (US);
Saly A. Glassman, Gwynedd Valley, PA (US);
KINDLE HILL, LLC, Gwynedd Valley, PA (US);
Abstract
A personal utensil and container for transporting the utensil in a relatively sanitary fashion includes a first container portion and a second container portion pivotably mounted to the first container portion. The first container portion is pivotable between a closed position defining a storage cavity and an open position exposing a first inner surface of the first container portion and a second inner surface of the second container portion. The utensil is mountable within the storage cavity. A hinge is secured to the first and second container portions and defines a pivot axis. The first and second container portions are pivotable about the pivot axis. A lock mechanism is mounted to the first container portion. The lock mechanism engages the second container portion in the closed position to releasably secure the first container portion to the second container portion.