Patent ID: 7716842
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: A47G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An eating utensil comprising: an integrally-formed first retaining member comprising a clip adapted to secure said eating utensil on a unit of tableware, and a push button means for opening said integrally-formed first retaining member, wherein said push button means for opening comprises a convex surface and a concave surface, wherein said eating utensil comprises a handle having therein an opening, and wherein said handle comprises a first surface and said integrally-formed first retaining member comprises a tip having a second surface that impedes travel of said second surface past said first surface upon contact of said second surface with said first surface, and wherein said impeded travel directionally restricts said tip from passing through said opening, and wherein said opening permits movement of said integrally-formed first retaining member therewithin, a means for nesting a plurality of eating utensils.