Patent ID: 7356933
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A multifunctional ladle, comprising: a handle; a ladle body connected to one end of the handle; a strainer ladle, which is matched with the ladle body and engaged with the ladle body; and a controlling device, coupled to said strainer ladle, and which includes a control switch located on said handle, the control switch being slidable along the handle to a first position where the strainer ladle separates from the ladle body, and to a second position where the strainer ladle nests within the ladle body to combine the strainer ladle with the ladle body, wherein when the strainer ladle is separated from the ladle body, the strainer ladle is positioned to strain solids from a liquid, with the liquid flowing through the strainer ladle and into the ladle body; wherein when the strainer ladle is nested within the ladle body, the strainer ladle and the ladle body conjointly act as a ladle; wherein the strainer ladle is invertible relative to the ladle body, by turning over the strainer ladle, relative to the ladle body, by hand; and wherein the controlling device includes a rod member, one end of which is connected to the control switch and the other end of which is connected to the strainer ladle, wherein the controlling device further includes a spring disposed inside of the handle, and which acts against the rod member to urge the control switch to the second position, and wherein an elastic device is disposed between the other end of the rod member and the strainer ladle.