Patent ID: 7100288

Claim:
Cutlery comprising a plurality of superimposable cutlery components adapted to be releasably connected so as to form a transportable unit, the individual cutlery components ( 2 , 3 , 4 ) being interconnected via an arresting connection ( 16 ), the arresting connection ( 16 ) including at least one opening ( 9 , 11 ) in a first cutlery component ( 2 , 3 ), which is engaged by at least one resiliently movable first arresting element ( 18 ) arranged on a second cutlery component ( 4 ), wherein the arresting connection ( 16 ) includes a carrier member ( 17 ), which is secured in position in an opening ( 14 ) provided in the second cutlery component ( 4 ), the carrier member including a peripheral surface ( 17 a ) provided with the first arresting element ( 18 ) that projects beyond the peripheral surface, wherein the first cutlery component ( 2 , 3 ) can be pressed onto the second cutlery component ( 4 ) such that the carrier member ( 17 ) is received in the opening ( 9 , 11 ), wherein the carrier member ( 17 ) is implemented as a ring and the interior of the ring is implemented as an opening ( 19 ) for receiving a sound arresting element ( 30 ) which is arranged on a protective housing ( 5 ) so as to releasably connect the cutlery components ( 2 , 3 , 4 ) to the protective housing ( 5 ), the protective housing ( 5 ) accommodating the cutlery components ( 2 , 3 , 4 ).