US2001002673A1PendingUtilityA1

Combined device of a foldable utensil and a container

Priority: Jul 13, 1998Filed: Jan 17, 2001Published: Jun 7, 2001
Est. expiryJul 13, 2018(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Shou-Li Huang
A47G 21/02A47G 2021/002B65D 51/246
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Abstract

A combined device of a foldable utensil and a container comprises a container and a foldable utensil. The container includes a food can, a cup, a bowl, a box, etc. having a round shape, a rectangular shape or a polygonal shape, or other irregular shape. The bottom of the container has a receiving space for receiving the foldable utensil. The foldable utensil is an integral formed plate and includes a bowl (or a fork, a spoon fork, or an agitating plate, etc) and handle. By the dents having a “ ” shape on the handle body, the handle body is foldable so as to be received in the bottom of the container. By the longitudinal dents, embedding posts and embedding holes, the handle body is foldable and thus is formed as a concrete three dimensional handle.

Claims

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         1 . A combined device of a foldable utensil and a container comprising a container  1  and a foldable utensil  2 ; the container  1  is a container including a food can, a cup, a bowl a box, etc. having a round shape, a rectangular shape or a polygonal shape, or other irregular shape; the foldable utensil  2  is a bowl  21 , or fork, or spoon fork  21 A, or agitating plate  21 A; characteristic in that: 
 a container  1  having a bottom installed with a receiving space for receiving the foldable utensil  2 ;  
 the foldable utensil  2  is an integral formed plate and includes a bowl  21  at a front end thereof, a handle  22  at a rear end thereof and a neck  23  so that it is foldable to be stored in the receiving space at a bottom of the container  1 ; and the body of the handle  22  is foldable so as to be formed as a concrete three dimensional handle;  
 wherein by aforesaid components, the foldable utensil  2  is placed in the receiving space at a bottom of the container  1  so that the utensil is folded and thus is then placed at a bottom of the container  1 ;  
 while as the utensil is taken out for being used, it can be folded so as to be assembled as a concrete three dimensional handle.  
 
     
     
         2 . The combined device of a foldable utensil and a container as claimed in    claim 1   , wherein transversal dents  221  with a “ ” shape is installed at a body of the handle  22  so that it is foldable to be stored in the receiving space at the bottom of the container  1 ; by longitudinal dents  222  with a “ ” shape and with the positioning of embedding posts  223  and embedding holes  224 , the body of the handle  22  is foldable so as to be formed as a concrete three dimensional handle.  
     
     
         3 . The combined device of a foldable utensil and a container as claimed in    claim 1    or    2   , wherein the receiving space is directly formed by the container  1  and the bottom wall  111 .  
     
     
         4 . The combined device of a foldable utensil and a container as claimed in    claim 1    or    2   , wherein an inner groove  112  is formed at the bottom of the container.  
     
     
         5 . The combined device of a foldable utensil and a container as claimed in    claim 3   , wherein two lateral walls of the inner groove  112  are further formed with finger holes  113 .  
     
     
         6 . The combined device of a foldable utensil and a container as claimed in    claim 1    or    2   , wherein the receiving space of the container  12  is installed with a pin  114 , while the foldable utensil  2  is installed with a positioning hole  20  at a respective position for being steadily embedded to the pine  114  at the bottom of the container  1 .  
     
     
         7 . The combined device of a foldable utensil and a container as claimed in    claim 3   , wherein the inner groove  112  of the container  12  is installed with a pin  114 , while the foldable utensil  2  is installed with a positioning hole  20  at a respective position for being steadily embedded to the pine  114  at the bottom of the container  1 .  
     
     
         8 . The combined device of a foldable utensil and a container as claimed in    claim 1    or    2   , wherein for the bowl  21 , or fork, or spoon fork  21 A, or agitating plate  21 A of the foldable utensil; a neck  13  connected to the handle and the body of the handle  22  have an engaging structure at a selecting portion.  
     
     
         9 . The combined device of a foldable utensil and a container as claimed in    claim 8   , wherein in the engaging structure, an embedding piece  231  is installed at an extending neck  23  of the utensil, while the body of the handle  22  is installed with an respective embedding groove  24  at a respective end; the embedding groove  24  is formed by two straight ribs  241 ; thereby, the foldable utensil  2  is folded and thus is positioned.  
     
     
         10 . The combined device of a foldable utensil and a container as claimed in    claim 1    or    2   , wherein in the foldable utensil, the embedding posts  223  are installed at two sides of the body of the handle  22 , while the embedding holes  224  are formed at a center portion of the body of the handle so that the embedding posts  223  are exactly embedded into the embedding holes  224  and are steadily buckled therein.  
     
     
         11 . The combined device of a foldable utensil and a container as claimed in    claim 1    or    2   , wherein after the foldable utensil  2  is received in the receiving space at the bottom of the container  1 , a plastic film  3  is used to package the container  1  so as to assure that the utensil will not be polluted before eating.  
     
     
         12 . The combined device of a foldable utensil and a container as claimed in    claim 1   , wherein the foldable utensil  2  is installed with at least one set of embedding blocks  25  which are alternatively arranged as a U shape so as to be engaged with the embedding posts  223  at two sides of the handle  22  so as to be formed as a three dimensional handle.  
     
     
         13 . The combined device of a foldable utensil and a container as claimed in    claim 1   , wherein at least one set of S shape blocks  26  is installed at a middle portion of the handle; by the S shape blocks  26 , the embedding posts  223  at two sides of the handle  22  are alternatively arranged to be formed as a three dimensional handle.

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