Utensil holder for chafing dishes and the like

Abstract

Means attachable to any serving vessel, such as a pan, chafing dish or the like for holding utensils adjacent the particular serving vessel to keep the utensils immediately and safely available for use, while discouraging the utensils from one serving vessel from being used to serve food from a different serving vessel.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A utensil holder for serving vessels having a side wall, said utensil holder comprising:
 means for holding a utensil, and   means for attaching said holding means to said serving vessel.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein:
 said attaching means attaches said holding means to the side wall of said serving vessel. 
 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1  wherein:
 said attaching means attaches saids holding means to lie parallel to said side wall of said serving vessel. 
 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1  wherein:
 said serving vessel is a chafing dish. 
 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1  wherein:
 said serving vessel is a pan. 
 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1  wherein:
 said holding means has a lower flat portion, an upper flat portion, and an inclined portion connecting said flat portions. 
 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5  further comprising:
 side walls extending vertically about the periphery of said lower flat portion. 
 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1  wherein:
 said attaching means are inverted U-shaped members.