US 12,233,527 B2
Adaptive utensil holder
Brian Burkhardt, Richmond, VA (US); Seth Hills, Richmond, VA (US); John Miller, Richmond, VA (US); and Melissa Oliver, Richmond, VA (US)
Assigned to THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (US)
Filed on Jul. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/860,524.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/219,909, filed on Jul. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0008245 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. B25G 1/00 (2006.01); A47G 21/02 (2006.01)
CPC B25G 1/00 (2013.01) [A47G 21/02 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adaptive utensil holder configured to receive a utensil, said adaptive utensil holder comprising:
a head defining a receptacle for receiving said utensil; and
an elongated gripping portion extending from said head;
wherein said receptacle comprises a slot, said slot extending through said head between a first side and a second side of said head, said first and second sides being arranged opposite to one another, and wherein said slot further extends to a third side of said head, said third side being oriented transversely to said first and second sides;
wherein said head comprises an oblate body defining a head plane, said slot being oriented generally parallel to said head plane; and
wherein said gripping portion comprises an “S” shaped curve.