Patent ID: 7047648

Claim:
A dining utensil, comprising: an elongated member having a proximal end and a distal end; said elongated member having a hollow portion with an open proximal end and an open distal end and an exterior surface; said hollow portion running along the longitudinal midline of said elongated member; said open proximal end of said hollow portion coinciding with said proximal end of said elongated member; said hollow portion being capable of securing a flexible tube; said flexible tube being retractable into said hollow portion, and extendable from within said hollow portion; said elongated member having a mouthpiece at said proximal end; a concave dish having a proximal edge and a distal edge wherein said proximal edge of said concave dish is joined to said distal end of said elongated member; wherein when said concave dish faces upwardly, said hollow portion is above said concave dish; and said open distal end of said hollow portion is capable of interposing said flexible tube between said hollow portion and said proximal edge of said concave dish without said flexible tube entering said concave dish.