Patent ID: 7461879

Claim:
A skewer for anchoring at least two food items together comprising: a) a base member having a top surface and a bottom surface; b) a stem member comprising a planar member lying in a plane and two perpendicular ridges together forming a plus sign (+) cross section along the stem member, wherein a proximal end of the stem member is attached to the bottom surface of the base member and the stem member extends from the bottom surface of the base member; and c) a penetrating tip extending from a distal end of the stem member, whereby the perpendicular ridges help anchor the skewer into the at least two food items and provide resistance to the removal of the skewer from and the rotation of the skewer within the at least two food items; wherein the plus sign (+) cross section extends along at least a portion of the length of the stem member from the base member to a terminating point proximal to the means for penetrating.