Patent ID: 8839522

Claim:
A cutlery utensil comprising: a functional end; and a handle associated with the functional end, the handle having a longitudinal axis, wherein the handle comprises a first surface, an opposite second surface, a protrusion disposed on the first surface and configured to separably couple the cutlery utensil and a second cutlery utensil, and a channel defined in the second surface and configured to separably couple the cutlery utensil and a third cutlery utensil; wherein the protrusion comprises a neck portion and a head portion, the head portion having a wider axial cross-section than an axial cross-section of the neck portion; and wherein the protrusion is configured to couple and decouple the cutlery utensil and the second cutlery utensil via relative movement of the cutlery utensil and the second cutlery utensil in a direction along the longitudinal axis.