| CPC A47G 21/103 (2013.01) | 29 Claims |
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1. An eating utensil comprising:
a top arm and a bottom arm, each of the top arm and the bottom arm comprising a front end, a rear end, a length extending from the front end to the rear end, a left side, a right side, a width extending from the left side to the right side and perpendicular to the length, an interior surface, an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, and a thickness extending from the interior surface to the exterior surface and perpendicular to the width and length;
wherein the interior surface of the top arm faces the interior surface of the bottom arm;
wherein the top arm is pivotally attached to the bottom arm adjacent to the rear ends of the top arm and bottom arm;
wherein the top arm and the bottom arm each have a length of from about 5 inches to about 8 inches,
wherein the top arm and the bottom arm each have a maximum width of from about 0.25 inches to about 0.75 inches,
wherein the interior surfaces of each of the top arm and bottom arm comprise a plurality of grooves and ridges extending across the interior surface of the respective arm and parallel to the widths of the respective arm, the plurality of grooves and ridges located adjacent the front ends of the respective arm;
wherein the eating utensil is configured to pivot between a closed position in which the plurality of grooves and ridges of the top arm mate with the plurality of grooves and ridges of the bottom arm and an open position in which the plurality of grooves and ridges of the top arm are apart from the plurality of grooves and ridges of the bottom arm; and
further wherein the eating utensil further comprises a spring configured to bias the eating utensil in the open position.
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