Patent ID: 6199285
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: A47G,Y10T

Abstract:
A flatware utensil comprising;a shank;a food treatment and conveying device integral with the shank;a handle releasably attached to the shank when in an assembled use position and released from the shank wherein a disassembled storage position;at least one pair of cooperating surfaces on the handle and the shank that limit rotatable movement of the handle relative to the shank when in the assembled use position;a shank axial bore in the shank;a handle axial bore in the handle that is aligned with the shank axial bore when in the assembled use position;a line having a first end portion positioned in the shank axial bore and anchored to the shank; anda second end passing into the handle axial bore and anchored to the handle and wherein the line permits the handle to be released from the shank and moved to a disassembled storage position.