Patent ID: 6877232

Claim:
A marshmallow-toasting utensil, comprising: a handle having a user grippable region adapted to be grasped in a user's hand as the utensil is supported in the user's hand, wherein the handle includes an internal compartment with an opening; and a wire assembly having a pair of elastically deformable elongate wire segments with spaced-apart end regions, wherein the wire assembly is coupled to the handle and adapted to be selectively positioned relative to the handle within a range of positions that include an extended configuration and a stowed configuration, wherein in the extended configuration the wire segments extend from the handle with the end regions distal the handle and biased to a spaced-apart configuration relative to each other, wherein in the stowed configuration, the end regions of the wire segments are retained at least proximate the handle, wherein the wire assembly is adapted to be selectively positioned between the stowed and the extended configurations without detachment of the wire assembly from the handle, wherein the wire segments are selectively extended through the opening as the wire assembly is configured from the stowed configuration to the extended configuration, and further wherein in the stowed configuration, the wire assembly is at least substantially housed within the compartment.