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WO1993000848A1 - Article de coutellerie metallique dont la partie a introduire dans la bouche est concue pour etre jetable - Google Patents

Article de coutellerie metallique dont la partie a introduire dans la bouche est concue pour etre jetable Download PDF

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WO1993000848A1
WO1993000848A1 PCT/IT1992/000074 IT9200074W WO9300848A1 WO 1993000848 A1 WO1993000848 A1 WO 1993000848A1 IT 9200074 W IT9200074 W IT 9200074W WO 9300848 A1 WO9300848 A1 WO 9300848A1
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handle
cutlery
cutlery article
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Sauro Brandi
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Sauro Brandi
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G21/00—Table-ware
    • A47G21/02—Forks; Forks with ejectors; Combined forks and spoons; Salad servers

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  • the invention relates to a cutlery article which has been designed to resolve the problems of a hygienic and functional nature arising with cutlery articles of the type concerned.
  • a cutlery article must advantageously provide a high standard of hygiene, particularly for those articles which are inserted into the mouth during use, and may act as carriers of infection, especially in the case of use by more than one person. Problems of hygiene are present, for example, in public premises, cafeterias, hospital buildings, and the like. In these cases the hygiene of the cutlery is particularly important for the purposes of preventing contagion by infectious diseases.
  • One solution which has been adopted hitherto is that of using disposable cutlery, made of plastic, to limit its cost and permit a single use thereof.
  • this type of cutlery has two disadvantages.
  • plastic cutlery In the first place, the mechanical strength is relatively very low, and therefore this cutlery frequently breaks in use and is troublesome; to this is added the poor contribution of plastic cutlery to the esthetics of the table and the concept of excessive frugality.
  • a further disadvantage of plastic cutlery is that it is not very resistant to high temperatures, at which it tends to become deformed or to break even more easily.
  • Disposable metal cutlery is excessively expensive for the particularly large public refreshment sector, which cannot bear the cost of disposable metal cutlery.
  • the invention is designed to resolve the problem both by providing sufficient economy and by providing a particularly reassuring standard of hygiene.
  • a cutlery article consists of a handle which may be used repeatedly, with one connectable end, and having a part to be used by carrying it to the mouth - such as the fork- or spoon-shaped part - to be provided sterilized and to be unsealed from a protective cover at the time of use and capable of connection to the handle to complete the cutlery article, only said part to be used being disposable and being intended to be discarded after use, while it may be offered to the user in the sealed state and consequently with the maximum assurance of hygiene.
  • connection may be made by an extension, with a housing for said extension and with an elastic retaining system with an elastic peg and an indentation, the whole designed to provide a stable coupling and having a retaining effect sufficient to prevent disconnection during use, but also sufficient to permit easy connection and release.
  • the extension may be attached to the handle and form the indentation (or the peg) ; the housing may be formed by folding a sheet from which the part to be used may economically be made; and from which sheet an elastic extension forming the peg (or the indentation) may be formed by cutting.
  • Figs. 1 and 2 show the two components of a cutlery article from the two opposite sides and with said components detached from each other;
  • Figs. 3 and 4 show enlarged partial. sections along III-III and IV-IV in Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 5 shows the part to be used in a different version from that of Figs. 1 and 2 and with a possible sealing covering. According to the illustrations in the attached drawing.
  • Figs. 1 and 2 show the whole of the components of a cutlery article according to the invention in the form of a fork, while Fig. 5 illustrates the component forming the part to be used, which is made in the shape of a spoon.
  • 1 indicates a handle made for the most part of metal, having an extension 1A shaped with a limited taper and a transverse section which is for the most part trapezoidal, as is clearly shown in Fig. 4.
  • the extension 1A has an indentation IB which may for example be a superficial indentation having a spherical segment of relatively limited depth for the purposes indicated below.
  • 3 indicates the part to be used, shaped as a fork, and 5 indicates the part to be used shaped as a spoon, these being the two types of cutlery which are inserted into the mouth or at least between the lips when in use, and which therefore require reliable sterility for the safety of the user, a particularly important consideration in the case of cutlery to be used on public premises.
  • Each of these parts to be used 3 and 5 has a connecting continuation 7 which is formed as a sheet as in the part 3 or 5 and may therefore be produced in practice by cutting, stamping or drawing.
  • the continuation 7 has two folds 7A which define a joint recess capable of being coupled to the extension lA, said recess having an internal section corresponding to that of the extension 1A and a taper also corresponding to that of the latter to ensure a simple and substantially stable joint.
  • a U-shaped cut delimits a tag 7B which has sufficient bending elasticity and in which is formed a peg' 7C having its profile corresponding to that of the indentation IB.
  • the component such as 3. or 5 may be treated to ensure sterility and protected with a sealed wrapping such as that indicated in a general way by 9 in Fig. 5, which may easily be torn but which is such as to ensure that sterility is maintained, both as a result of the nature of the film from which this protective wrapping 9 is formed and as a result of its sealing which can be produced in one of the conventional ways made available by the art.
  • a component such as 3 or 5 may be expediently removed from the protective cover which has kept it sterile and be easily connected to the handle 1, directly by the user who is to use the cutlery article thus formed.
  • the connection is made by pushing the recess formed by the continuation 7 on to the extension 1A, in such a way that these two parts are also stabilized against each other by the gentle taper with which they are formed.
  • the elastic tag 7B becomes slightly deformed and clicks into place when the peg 7C reaches the indentation 7B, keeping the whole safe from accidental detachment of part 3 or 5 from the handle during use.
  • both the operation of insertion, in other words of connection, and the operation of release are relatively easy and therefore may be expediently performed, directly by the user as regards the connection operation.
  • the component 3 or 5 may be made from a metal sheet which may be of low grade, thus permitting the provision of the sheet material to be inexpensive, since the component 3 or 5 is to be used once only. The whole thus becomes sufficiently economical, in addition to conforming to the requirements mentioned above, and consequently this is a particularly suitable solution for use in public premises, cafeterias, hospitals, and the like.

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Abstract

Article de coutellerie constitué d'un manche (1) utilisable à plusieurs reprises dont l'une des extrémités sert de raccord (1A), et d'une partie (3) apte à s'introduire dans la bouche, c'est-à-dire la partie en forme de fourchette ou de cuillère, et destinée à être stérilisée et sous emballage hermétique jusqu'au moment de l'utilisation, et à pouvoir être reliée au manche pour compléter ledit article de coutellerie, cette partie étant jetable.
PCT/IT1992/000074 1991-07-09 1992-07-07 Article de coutellerie metallique dont la partie a introduire dans la bouche est concue pour etre jetable WO1993000848A1 (fr)

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EP92916586A EP0614340A1 (fr) 1991-07-09 1992-07-07 Article de coutellerie metallique dont la partie a introduire dans la bouche est concue pour etre jetable

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IT91FI000077U ITFI910077U1 (it) 1991-07-09 1991-07-09 Una posata da tavola metallica con la parte da introdurre in bocca realizzata per monouso
ITFI91U000077 1991-07-09

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EP (1) EP0614340A1 (fr)
AU (1) AU2369892A (fr)
IE (1) IE922154A1 (fr)
IT (1) ITFI910077U1 (fr)
PT (1) PT8551U (fr)
WO (1) WO1993000848A1 (fr)
ZA (1) ZA925041B (fr)

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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DE29908436U1 (de) 1999-05-11 1999-08-26 Maier, Michael, 78098 Triberg Eßbesteck
US5992667A (en) * 1998-07-13 1999-11-30 Huang; Shou-Li Container cap with a detachable folding utensil
WO2001006899A1 (fr) * 1999-07-23 2001-02-01 Domenico De Bellis Coutellerie avec membrane hygienique jetable
RU2365322C1 (ru) * 2008-03-31 2009-08-27 Общество с ограниченной ответственностью Научно-производственное объединение "Мотор" Вилка
WO2024033558A1 (fr) * 2022-08-12 2024-02-15 Francisco Javier Sanz Marcos Ustensile de table démontable

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR540026A (fr) * 1921-08-30 1922-07-04 Couvert hygiénique
FR25419E (fr) * 1921-09-27 1923-03-07 Couvert hygiénique
GB183827A (en) * 1921-07-27 1923-10-22 David Leopold Deutschberg Improvements in or relating to spoons and forks
GB2026309A (en) * 1978-07-31 1980-02-06 Digirolamo M E Cutlery
CH665943A5 (en) * 1985-05-22 1988-06-30 Gustave Henri Schilplin Table implement, e.g. spoon or fork - comprises wooden head attached to handle by claw or threaded joint

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB183827A (en) * 1921-07-27 1923-10-22 David Leopold Deutschberg Improvements in or relating to spoons and forks
FR540026A (fr) * 1921-08-30 1922-07-04 Couvert hygiénique
FR25419E (fr) * 1921-09-27 1923-03-07 Couvert hygiénique
GB2026309A (en) * 1978-07-31 1980-02-06 Digirolamo M E Cutlery
CH665943A5 (en) * 1985-05-22 1988-06-30 Gustave Henri Schilplin Table implement, e.g. spoon or fork - comprises wooden head attached to handle by claw or threaded joint

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5992667A (en) * 1998-07-13 1999-11-30 Huang; Shou-Li Container cap with a detachable folding utensil
DE29908436U1 (de) 1999-05-11 1999-08-26 Maier, Michael, 78098 Triberg Eßbesteck
WO2001006899A1 (fr) * 1999-07-23 2001-02-01 Domenico De Bellis Coutellerie avec membrane hygienique jetable
RU2365322C1 (ru) * 2008-03-31 2009-08-27 Общество с ограниченной ответственностью Научно-производственное объединение "Мотор" Вилка
WO2024033558A1 (fr) * 2022-08-12 2024-02-15 Francisco Javier Sanz Marcos Ustensile de table démontable

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ITFI910077V0 (it) 1991-07-09
PT8551U (pt) 1995-09-12
ZA925041B (en) 1993-03-31
IE922154A1 (en) 1993-01-13
EP0614340A1 (fr) 1994-09-14
ITFI910077U1 (it) 1993-01-09
AU2369892A (en) 1993-02-11
PT8551T (pt) 1993-05-31

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