Patent ID: 8191949

Claim:
A food utensil, consisting of: a pair of elongated, continuous blade members pivotally attached to each other, each of the blade members having a proximal end and a distal end, the pair of blade members being pivotally attached approximately midway between the distal end and the proximal end, each of the blade members having a distal portion located from the pivot to the distal end, wherein substantially the entire distal portion has a flat inner edge, each of the blade members being configured to criss-cross at the pivotal attachment whereby overlapping is prevented; a handle member disposed at the proximal end of each of the blade members, each of the handle members defining a finger hole therein; and a fork member disposed at the distal end of each of the blade members, the fork members having opposing flat, planar surfaces, wherein the planar surfaces define the entire fork member and are coplanar with the flat inner edge of the distal portion of each blade member.