Patent ID: 9668598
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A46B,A47G,B25G,B43K,B43L

Claim:
1. A self-righting handheld utensil comprising: a base having a top side and a bottom side; a weighted element disposed within at least a portion of said base; an elongated region extending outwardly from said base, said elongated region having a first end and a second end, at least a portion of said first end of said elongated region being disposed within at least a portion of said base, said elongated region capable of being held by a user; a use portion disposed on said second end of said elongated region; and an internal element disposed within at least a portion of said elongated region and said use portion, said internal element containing a chamber, wherein said weighted element is capable of counterbalancing said utensil to an upright vertical orientation with respect to a flat or substantially flat surface supporting the utensil without the need for user intervention or an application of an external force, resulting in said elongated region and said use portion becoming oriented vertically with respect to the flat or substantially flat surface supporting the utensil, and wherein the utensil may be used without said base first having to be separated from said elongated region or said use portion, and wherein said bottom side of said base comprises one of a flat region, a plurality of spike elements having generally flat ends, and a plurality of spike elements having generally rounded ends.