US 12,102,243 B2
Utensil for mounting on a container and folding for minimizing storage space of the container and utensil combination
Joelle Mertzel, Porter Ranch, CA (US)
Assigned to Kitchen Concepts Unlimited LLC, Northridge (CA)
Filed by Kitchen Concepts Unlimited LLC, Northridge, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/138,102.
Application 18/138,102 is a continuation of application No. 16/901,928, filed on Jun. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,771,251.
Prior Publication US 2023/0380615 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. A47G 21/02 (2006.01); A47G 21/00 (2006.01); A47G 21/04 (2006.01)
CPC A47G 21/02 (2013.01) [A47G 2021/002 (2013.01); A47G 21/005 (2013.01); A47G 21/023 (2013.01); A47G 21/04 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mountable and foldable utensil comprising:
a handle to enable a user to hold the utensil, the handle having a longitudinal axis, and includes two arms;
an instrument having a utility portion, a mounting portion, and a tab portion, the instrument having a longitudinal axis;
a pivot block rotatably connected to the handle and secured to the tab portion of the instrument, the pivot block includes two shafts, and each arm of the two arms includes an opening to receive one of the shafts of the pivot block;
first movement limiting structures connected to the pivot block and to the handle to limit rotational movement of the instrument relative to the handle when the longitudinal axes of the instrument and of the handle are generally parallel; and
first movement hindering structures connected to the pivot block and to the handle to hinder rotational movement of the instrument relative to the handle when the longitudinal axes of the instrument and of the handle are generally parallel.