EP1514497A1 - Kunststoffbesteck - Google Patents
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- EP1514497A1 EP1514497A1 EP04017314A EP04017314A EP1514497A1 EP 1514497 A1 EP1514497 A1 EP 1514497A1 EP 04017314 A EP04017314 A EP 04017314A EP 04017314 A EP04017314 A EP 04017314A EP 1514497 A1 EP1514497 A1 EP 1514497A1
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- cutlery
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G21/00—Table-ware
- A47G21/06—Combined or separable sets of table-service utensils; Oyster knives with openers; Fish servers with means for removing bones
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G21/00—Table-ware
- A47G21/02—Forks; Forks with ejectors; Combined forks and spoons; Salad servers
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- the present invention refers to the field of plastic cutlery of the disposable type such as, for example, forks, spoons, knives, teaspoons and the like.
- plastic cutlery obtained by injection moulding of plastic for alimentary use, are available on the market. They have the advantageous property of having a low manufacturing cost and therefore of being for single use or disposable, that is to say they are used only once and then they are sent for disposal.
- This type of disposable plastic cutlery is widely used both by end users - which spare the inconvenience of having to wash the cutlery after their use - and by catering centres which, through such cutlery, ensure high standards of hygiene for the consumer.
- the items of plastic cutlery leaving the mould are stacked one on the top of the other so as to obtain piles consisting of about 10-50 items.
- Each pile of cutlery is bound with a plastic band which serves to keep the cutlery stacked.
- One or more piles of plastic cutlery, bound with the respective bands, are packaged in a plastic bag ready to be put on the market.
- the plastic band is an additional element which entails an additional packaging cost and an additional stage of binding in the plastic cutlery packaging process.
- the plastic band does not ensure adequate holding of the pile of plastic cutlery. In fact, it often happens that said plastic band tears during the handling of the piles of cutlery before the packaging or during the transport of the package. As a result, the plastic cutlery is scattered in a disorderly manner from the pile, complicating packaging operations for the operators, or are scattered in a disorderly manner inside the package, making it unattractive for the end user.
- the band must be cut in order to remove the cutlery required.
- the other cutlery of the pile is scattered in a disorderly manner, involving problems for the storage thereof by the end user.
- An object of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art, providing plastic cutlery that allows easy and safe stacking.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide plastic cutlery that is able to simplify the packaging and storage operations once the package has been opened.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide plastic cutlery that is cheap and simple to produce.
- An item of plastic cutlery of the disposable type according to the invention comprises a handle designed to be gripped by the user and a part for use disposed in front of the handle.
- said item of cutlery further comprises first engagement means disposed on the upper surface of the handle and second engagement means disposed on the lower surface of the handle.
- the coupling of the engagement means allows the cutlery to be stacked without the need for bands to be used to maintain the pile. Furthermore the end user can easily remove the cutlery needed from the pile, whilst keeping other cutlery in the pile tidy.
- plastic cutlery An item of plastic cutlery according to the invention is described with the aid of the figures.
- a plastic fork denoted as a whole with reference numeral 1
- the invention also extends to other types of plastic cutlery such as, for example, knives, spoons, teaspoons and the like.
- the fork 1 comprises a handle part 2 and a wider part for use 3 disposed in front of the handle 2.
- the handle part 2 consists of a stem with a substantially elongated and tapered shape.
- the handle 2 comprises an upper wall 20 having a tapered shape, the width of which decreases towards the rear end 23.
- a seat 22 having a trapezoid shape when seen in cross section is formed in the lower surface of the handle 2.
- the part for use 3 has four prongs 30 having a substantially arched shape when seen from the side ( Figure 2). As shown in Figure 3, each prong 30 is made up, in its rear surface, of two side ribs 32 and of a central groove 33.
- transitional part 4 substantially arched, having the same radius of curvature as the prongs 30.
- the transitional part 4 has an upper wall 40 that connects the upper wall 20 of the handle to the upper wall of the prongs 30.
- the transitional part 4 additionally has two sidewalls 41 which connect the sidewalls 21 of the handle to the outer sidewalls of the two outermost prongs 30.
- the handle 2 starting from its rear end 23, is inclined slightly upwards, the transitional part 4 is curved slightly downwards and the prongs 30 are curved slightly upwards.
- First engagement means 25 are provided in the front part of the outer surface of the sidewalls 21 of the handle 2, near the transitional part 4.
- Second engagement means 26 are provided in the inner surface of the sidewalls 21 of the handle 2, in register with the first engagement means 25.
- the second engagement means 26 are designed to couple, in a mutual coupling engagement, with the first engagement means 25 of another item of cutlery, when two items of cutlery are staked one on the top of the other.
- the first engagement means 25 may be grooves or inwardly recessed parts, whilst the second engagement means 26 may be pins or inwardly protruding parts or vice versa. In this manner the protruding parts 26 are able to snap engage inside the recessed parts 25, ensuring an adequate stability of the coupling.
- the recessed parts 25 are about halfway up the outer surface of the side walls 21, whilst the protruding parts 26 are in register with the recessed parts 25, but lower down with respect to the recessed parts 25, that is to say in proximity to the bottom end of the inner surface of the sides 21.
- the fork 1 can be about 17.5 cm long; in this case the first and the second engagement means (25, 26) are disposed at a distance of about 10 cm from the rear end 23 of the handle.
- the side walls 21 of the handle must be thin enough to be able to bend elastically outwards during the stacking of one item of cutlery on another and to return elastically to the initial position, once the protruding parts 26 of an item of cutlery snap engage in the recessed parts 25 of the item of cutlery beneath in the pile.
- engagement means 25 and 26 can differ in number and in shape and that they can be disposed in a different position with respect to that shown in the drawings.
- piles of a plurality of items of cutlery can be formed without the need for a band to keep the cutlery stacked. Furthermore, the end user can detach the items of cutlery needed from the stack, leaving the others tidily stacked.
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ITMI20030410U | 2003-09-11 | ||
ITMI20030410 ITMI20030410U1 (it) | 2003-09-11 | 2003-09-11 | Posta di plastica |
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WO2007124606A1 (de) * | 2006-05-02 | 2007-11-08 | Fostag Holding Ag | Stapelbares besteckteil |
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US9237815B2 (en) | 2006-11-07 | 2016-01-19 | Dixie Consumer Products Llc | Cutlery dispenser and method of dispensing cutlery |
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US9693640B2 (en) | 2013-08-08 | 2017-07-04 | Dixie Consumer Products Llc | Front loading cutlery dispenser |
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US9560920B2 (en) | 2014-04-11 | 2017-02-07 | Dixie Consumer Products Llc | Forward advancing cutlery dispenser |
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