Covering for an item of cutlery

Abstract

A covering for an item of cutlery includes a covering shaped to be fitted in an interchangeable way onto a grip portion of the item of cutlery. The covering has at least one orifice suitable for expelling air when the covering is fitted onto the grip portion, so as to ensure a firm adhesion of the covering during use.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A covering for an item of cutlery shaped to be mounted in an interchangeable way onto a grip portion of said item of cutlery, wherein said comprises:
 a pocket-shaped portion having a pocket with an opening which gives access to said pocket, said pocket-shaped portion being shaped to be fitted onto said grip portion,   wherein said covering comprises at least one orifice configured for expelling air when said covering is mounted onto said grip portion so as to ensure an adhesion of said covering onto the item of cutlery during use.   
     
     
         2 . The covering according to  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of orifices is provided. 
     
     
         3 . The covering according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one orifice is configured as one or more through-holes which provide access to an inner portion of said pocket from outside of the covering. 
     
     
         4 . The covering according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one additional orifice in a distal position with respect to said opening of said pocket-shaped portion. 
     
     
         5 . The covering according to  claim 1 , wherein said item of cutlery is a fork and said covering comprises covering tines which form a coupling of shape with tines of said fork. 
     
     
         6 . The covering according to  claim 5 , wherein a knurling is provided on said covering tines from a lateral and/or internal part to said covering tines, said knurling being configured for increasing a roughness of a lateral edge of said covering tines. 
     
     
         7 . The covering according to  claim 5 , wherein a countersink is defined at a base of at least two of said tines that are consecutive to each other, said countersink being configured for increasing an anchoring surface of the covering to said item of cutlery. 
     
     
         8 . A covering for a fork, wherein said covering comprises:
 a pocket-shaped portion; and   an auxiliary grip portion which extends from said pocket-shaped portion,   wherein said pocket-shaped portion is shaped to be fitted onto tines of said fork, said auxiliary grip portion having a different shape with respect to the grip portion of the fork and being spoon-shaped, and   wherein orifices are defined on said pocket-shaped portion.   
     
     
         9 . A covering for a blade, wherein said covering is shaped to achieve a coupling of shape with said blade and comprises orifices defined on a front surface of said covering. 
     
     
         10 . The covering according to  claim 1 , wherein said covering is made of Crystallized PLA (CPLA). 
     
     
         11 . The covering according to  claim 1 , further comprising a protective wrapper configured for containing said covering, said protective wrapper being shaped to be opened by a user in order to fit the covering onto the item of cutlery. 
     
     
         12 . A method of use of a covering for an item of cutlery, comprising:
 providing the covering according to  claim 1 ; and   protecting a grip portion of the item of cutlery by housing the grip portion into the covering.   
     
     
         13 . An item of cutlery, wherein said item of cutlery comprises:
 a handle; and   a grip portion; and   a covering according to  claim 1 ,   further comprising a stop portion between said handle and said grip portion, said stop portion defining a stop on which said covering rests.   
     
     
         14 . An assembly comprising:
 an item of cutlery; and   a covering for said item of cutlery, the covering being shaped to be fitted in an interchangeable way onto a grip portion of said item of cutlery,   wherein said covering comprises a pocket-shaped portion having a pocket with an opening which gives access to said pocket, said pocket-shaped portion being shaped to be fitted onto said grip portion, and   wherein said covering comprises at least one orifice configured for expelling air when said covering is fitted onto said grip portion so as to ensure an adhesion of said covering onto the item of cutlery during use.   
     
     
         15 . The assembly according to  claim 14 , wherein the at least one orifice is a plurality of orifices. 
     
     
         16 . The assembly according to  claim 14 , wherein said at least one orifice is configured as one or more through-holes which provide access to an inner portion of said pocket from outside of the covering. 
     
     
         17 . The assembly according to  claim 14 , wherein the covering is fork-shaped and a countersink made at a base of at least two tines of the covering that are consecutive to each other, the item of cutlery being a fork which comprises, at a base of the at least two tines of the fork that correspond to the at least two tines of the covering, a countersink complementary to a countersink of the covering and configured to couple with the countersink of the covering in a snap-like way, thereby improving a hold of the covering on the fork.