Patent ID: 8474143

Claim:
A food dispensing utensil comprising: a handle having an end; a food engaging feature connected to the end of the handle; a food removal member associated with the food engaging feature for removing food from the food engaging feature, the food removal member having an interface for engaging the food, the food removal member being separable from the food engaging feature and movable relative to the food engaging feature; and a resiliently deformable connector for bridging said food removal member and said handle; wherein the connector is deformable towards the handle to cause said food removal member to slidably move relative to said food engaging feature and in contact with the food engaging feature between a rest position and a flexed dispensing position; wherein the sliding movement of the food removal member between said rest position and said flexed dispensing position, and along a substantial portion of a length of the food engaging feature, permits the interface of the food removal member to contact food to encourage removal of at least some of any food engaged with the food engaging feature; and wherein said handle, said food engaging feature, said food removal member and said connector are formed from a single unitary piece of material.