Patent ID: 8272132
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A utensil comprising: a first end having a serving element disposed thereon and a second end opposite the first end having a handle disposed thereon; a shank having a forward end and a rearward end, wherein the forward end is coupled to the serving element and the rearward end is coupled to the handle; a pan lifting element disposed on the handle and extending toward the first end of the utensil, wherein the pan lifting element is configured to engage an edge of a serving pan for allowing a user to lift the serving pan with the utensil; wherein the pan lifting element comprises a flange extending generally horizontally from a forward face of the handle at a point below where the shank is coupled to the handle and wherein an acute angle is formed between a vertical axis extending perpendicularly to the shank and a line passing through a front edge of the flange and a top edge of the forward face of the handle.