US2014130359A1PendingUtilityA1

Personal food delivery apparatus and method

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Assignee: GONTERMAN DOUGPriority: Nov 9, 2012Filed: Nov 9, 2012Published: May 15, 2014
Est. expiryNov 9, 2032(~6.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Doug GontermanJessica Lineberry
A47J 43/28A47J 43/288
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Abstract

A personal food delivery apparatus and method includes a utensil with a handle end and a food end where the food end is a flat surface. A food retaining device is connected with the food end where the food retaining device retains food on the food retaining device.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A personal food delivery apparatus comprising:
 a. a utensil with a handle end and a food end wherein said food end is a flat surface; and   b. a food retaining device connected with said food end wherein said food retaining device retains food on said food retaining device.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said handle is conformed in size to be held by infants. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said utensil is approximately four inches long including the handle end and the food end. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said food retaining device is a plurality of depressions extending into the food end flat surface. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said food retaining device is at least one hole extending though the food end flat surface from side to side. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5  wherein said hole is conformed to create arms in said food end, wherein said arms extend into said hole. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said food retaining device is a projection extending from the flat surface. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7  wherein said projection consists of a plurality of raised, rounded elements. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 7  wherein said projection consists of at least one raised ridge element. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said food retaining device is on both sides of the flat surface of said food end. 
     
     
         11 . A personal food delivery apparatus comprising:
 a. a utensil with a handle end, wherein said handle is conformed in size to be held by infants, and a food end wherein said food end is noncurved, flat surface;   b. a food retaining device connected with said food end wherein said food retaining device retains food on said food retaining device wherein said food retaining device is selected from a group of devices consisting of: a plurality of depressions in said noncurved, flat surface and at least one projection from said noncurved, flat surface.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11  wherein said plurality of depressions further includes least one depression that creates a hole extending though the food end noncurved, flat surface from side to side. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein said hole is conformed to create arms in said food end, wherein said arms extend into said hole. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 11  wherein said projection consists of a plurality of raised, rounded elements. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 11  wherein said projection consists of at least one raised ridge element. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 11  wherein said food retaining device is on both sides of the noncurved, flat surface of said food end. 
     
     
         17 . A personal food delivery method consisting of:
 a. providing a utensil with a handle end and a food end wherein said food end is noncurved, flat surface; a food retaining device connected with said food end wherein said food retaining device retains food on said food retaining device; and   b. inserting said food end in food.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  wherein said food retaining device is selected from a group of devices consisting of: a plurality of depressions in said noncurved, flat surface and at least one projection from said noncurved, flat surface. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein said plurality of depressions further includes least one depression that creates a hole extending though the food end noncurved, flat surface from side to side. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18  wherein said food retaining device is on both sides of the noncurved, flat surface of said food end.

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