Culinary tool for transporting food stuff

Abstract

The disclosed device is a food transporting device that enables food transport for cooking with limited spillage and reduced actual, direct contact between user and food objects. The disclosed device comprises a flat base, a rounded end for gripping, and a pair of sidewalls attached to a side of the flat base and extending perpendicularly upward therefrom, the flat base, rounded end and pair of sidewalls defining a holding volume for holding food objects for transport with minimal spillage.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A food transporting device comprising: 
 a base having an open end for receiving food objects,    a pair of sidewalls attached to a side of the base and extending upward therefrom to enclose the base along the sides of the base,    a grip extending from an end opposite from open end of the base and enclosing that end of the base, the grip being attached to one of the pair of sidewalls on each side of the grip,    the base, the grip and the pair of sidewalls defining a volumetric capacity for holding food objects and transporting the food objects with limited spillage.    
     
     
         2 . The food transporting device according to  claim 1 , wherein the grip is an integral extension of the base and is formed by curling an end of the base.  
     
     
         3 . The food transporting device according to  claim 2 , wherein the grip is welded to the base along the end that is curled over to form the grip.  
     
     
         4 . The food transporting device according to  claim 1 , wherein the pair of sidewalls is tapered so that the height of the pair of sidewalls is near the height of the grip at closed end of the base and shorter at open end of the base so that the volumetric capacity has a wedge shape.  
     
     
         5 . A handleless food scoop for transporting food objects around the kitchen with reduced spillage, the handleless food scoop comprising: 
 a base for supporting food objects transferred onto its surface, the base comprising an open end and a closed end, the closed end being formed from a portion of the base that is curled over to provide a grip; and    a pair of sidewalls extending upward from a side of the base, the pair of sidewalls being attached to a side of the grip;    wherein the base having the grip and the pair of sidewalls define a volumetric capacity for physically containing food objects for transport with limited spillage.    
     
     
         6 . The handleless food scoop according to  claim 5 , wherein an end of the grip is welded to the base.  
     
     
         7 . The handleless food scoop according to  claim 5 , wherein the pair of sidewalls is tapered so that the height of the pair of sidewalls is near the height of the grip and shorter at the open end of the base so that the volumetric capacity has a wedge shape.  
     
     
         8 . A method of moving food objects with limited direct contact by a user by utilizing a handleless food scoop having a volumetric capacity for holding and transporting food comprising a flat base having an open end and a closed end, the closed end being formed from a portion of the base that is curled over to provide a grip, and a pair of sidewalls attached to and extending upward from a side of the base, the pair of sidewalls being attached to a side of the grip, the method comprising the steps of: 
 sliding the handleless food scoop across a surface supporting food objects with the open end of the handleless food scoop facing the direction of the sliding to scoop up and contain the food objects,    transporting the food objects to desired destination by transporting the handleless food scoop, and    dispensing the food objects to the desired destination with limited direct contact by tipping the open end of the handless food scoop downward in the direction of the desired destination.