Chinese soup spoon

Abstract

A spoon has a bowled area having a base and a surrounding edge extending around the base, and an elongated handle attached to the bowled area, with the handle having a base. A plurality of holes are provided in the base of the handle adjacent the bowled area.

1 . A spoon, comprising:
 a bowled area having a base and a surrounding edge extending around the base;   an elongated handle attached to the bowled area, the handle having a base; and   a plurality of holes provided in the base of the handle adjacent the bowled area.   
     
     
         2 . The spoon of  claim 1 , further including an enclosing wall extending around the edge of the bowled area and along a portion of the handle. 
     
     
         3 . The spoon of  claim 2 , wherein the holes are provided in the base of the handle at a vertical level that is the same as, or slightly higher than, a top edge of the enclosing wall. 
     
     
         4 . The spoon of  claim 1 , further including a hook provided at an underside of the handle at an end of the handle opposite the bowled area. 
     
     
         5 . The spoon of  claim 3 , wherein the base of the bowled area, the base of the handle, and the enclosing wall define a holding area. 
     
     
         6 . The spoon of  claim 1 , wherein the handle has a neck area that is adjacent the bowled area, with the neck area having a well, and wherein the holes are provided in the well, the well having a depression formed by a surrounding wall. 
     
     
         7 . A spoon, comprising:
 a bowled area having a base and a surrounding edge extending around the base;   an elongated handle having a base;   a transition area between the bowled area and the handle, the transition area having a different vertical level as the base of the bowled area and the base of the handle;   an enclosing wall extending around the edge of the bowled area and along a portion of the handle; and   a plurality of holes provided in the transition area.   
     
     
         8 . The spoon of  claim 7 , further including a hook provided at an underside of the handle at an end of the handle opposite the bowled area. 
     
     
         9 . The spoon of  claim 7 , wherein the base of the bowled area, the transition area, the base of the handle, and the enclosing wall define a holding area. 
     
     
         10 . A spoon, comprising:
 a bowled area having a base and a surrounding edge extending around the base;   a transition area extending around the edge of the bowled area, and having a outer edge;   an enclosing wall extending upwardly from the outer edge of the transition area;   an elongated attached to the enclosing wall; and   a plurality of holes provided in the transition area.