Patent ID: 6536118
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A fork head device for grasping food items, said device comprising:a first tine and a second tine, each of said tines having a first end and a second end, each of said tines having a top side, a bottom side, an inner side edge and an outer side edge, said inner side edges and said outer side edges tapering from said first end to said second end such that said second ends are pointed; a plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front edge, a back edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, each of said first ends of said tines being integrally coupled to said front edge of said plate such that said tines extend in a generally parallel direction with respect to each other; a shank having a first end integrally coupled to said back edge of said plate such that said shank extends away from said plate; and a third tine, said third tine having a first end, a second end, and a pair of side edges tapering toward each other from said first end to said second end, said first end of said third tine being integrally coupled to said outer edge of said first tine and located generally adjacent to said plate.