Patent ID: 8650951

Claim:
A measuring utensil comprising: a handle portion; and a measuring portion joined to the handle portion, wherein the measuring portion of the measuring utensil nests with a measuring portion of a different measuring utensil; wherein the handle portion comprises: a main body having an upper surface and a lower surface and defining at least an outer perimeter of the handle portion; a male component located within the outer perimeter of the main body and including a proximal end located proximate to the measuring portion, and a distal end, wherein the male component protrudes from the upper surface of the main body to a male engaging surface and wherein a width of the distal end of the male component is greater than a width of the proximal end of the male component; and a female component located within the outer perimeter of the main body and recessed from the lower surface of the main body in a direction towards the upper surface of the main body, the female component extending from the lower surface of the main body to a female engaging surface, wherein the female engaging surface is configured to mate with a male engaging surface of a different measuring utensil; wherein the female component removably locks together with the male component of a different measuring utensil.