FR2695817A3 - Spoon for drink used for sucking up liquid - has long handle with enlarged end forming bowl, and having hole through it opening in end of bowl and top of handle - Google Patents

Abstract

The spoon has a long body (1a) which forms a handle and has a wider end which forms the bowl (1d).The body has a hole through it by which liquid is sucked up through a hole in the end of the bowl and a hole in the end of the handle (1c) which is put in the mouth. The spoon is made in suitable rigid material,such as food quality plastics material.Its lower part is curved and its upper end is curved in the opposite direction.It has a wider central part (1b) which holds publicity material. USE - Spoon for drink which is also used to suck it up.

Description

MULTI-PURPOSE HOUSEHOLD KITCHEN
IN RELATION TO A BEVERAGE IN PARTICULAR
The subject of the invention relates to the technical sector of cutlery and
table accessories.

For many drinks or liquid food, we use a straw
or blowtorch to vacuum the contents of the container (glass or bottle). For certain drinks made up of several miscible or soluble ingredients,
spoons or stirrers are used allowing the homogeneous mixing of said ingredients. Finally, for most hot drinks, cocktails
with or without fruit, fruit salads, ice cream and frozen desserts, we
uses spoons of suitable shapes and sizes.

 According to the invention, we wanted to offer users a single multi-purpose utensil to meet all needs.

 For this, and according to a first characteristic, the utensil consists of an elongated body forming a manual gripping member and mouthpiece over part of its length, and having at one end an enlarged active form acting as a spoon or stirrer ; The entire body being traversed right through a liquid suction port.

 We also wanted to make an attractive utensil. For this, according to another characteristic, the body of the utensil is arranged directly or in a connected manner with a surface capable of receiving an advertising inscription or of constituting itself 'emblem, the logo of a company.

Another object of the invention is to offer customers an original cooling medium. For this, according to another characteristic, the body has either at the end forming a spoon or agitator, or nearby, a hollow volume filled with refrigerant liquid cooled by stay in a refrigeration or freezing appliance.

 These characteristics and others will emerge from the description which follows.

To fix the subject of the invention, without however limiting it, in the appended drawings:
- Figures 1 and 2 are front and side views illustrating a first embodiment of the utensil.

 - Figures 2 and 3 are front and side views illustrating a second embodiment of the utensil with removable advertising surface.

 - Figure 4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the advertising surface.

 - Figure 5 is a perspective view illustrating a utensil with personalized advertising surface and articulated mouthpiece.

 - Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating a utensil with end forming an agitator and personalized advertising surface.

 - Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a utensil with agitator according to another embodiment.

 - Figure 8 is a sectional view illustrating a utensil with agitator combined with a cooling volume.

 In order to make the object of the invention more concrete, it is now described in nonlimiting embodiments illustrated in the figures of the drawings.

 The utensil (1) shown in Figures 1 and 2 consists of an elongated body with a handle (la) widened in its central part to receive on one or two sides an advertising inscription (lob), said handle is curved in its part grip and suction end (tic) and curved in the opposite direction in its active part (nest) or stirring spoon and recovery of liquids or food. The body is entirely pierced with a (read) orifice for the suction of liquids.

 The utensil (2) represented in FIGS. 3 and 4 is constituted by an elongated body of the same nature as the previous one, that is to say with a curved spoon (2a), gripping end (2b) curved in opposite directions, and suction port (2c). In this example, the handle (2d) is of substantially uniform section and the advertising inscription is made on the surface of an insert (2e) which is fixed to the handle by any means such as clipping (2f), bonding, crimping ...

 In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 5, the utensil (3) with its spoon (3a), its suction end (3b), its handle (3c) and its suction port (3d), has an advertising surface (3e) in personalized form depending on the product to be highlighted.

 The utensil (4) shown in Figure 6 with its spoon (4a), its handle (4b), its suction end (4c) and its through orifice (4d), has a personalized advertising form (4e) in relief . On the other hand, between the handle (4b) and the mouthpiece (4c), the body is arranged with a semi-rigid part of the bellows type (4f) forming a joint.

 The utensil (5) shown in Figure 7 has a curved mouthpiece (5a), followed by a straight handle (5b) terminated at the lower end by a stirring volume (5c) of any shape such as sphere , The assembly being traversed by an orifice (5d); At any point along the length, the handle is fitted with an integrated or attached advertising medium (5th). Said advertisement can also be arranged on the volume of agitation (5c).

 The utensil (6) illustrated in Figure 8, like the previous one, has a curved mouthpiece (6a), a straight handle (6b) and a through hole (6c), while the lower end is formed by a volume stirring (6d), the shape of which can be that of an emblem, of the logo of the product to be boasted, the name of which can be written on said volume.

 The utensil (7) illustrated in Figure 9 is of the same type as that of Figure 6 (handle (7a), mouthpiece (7b), orifice (7c), advertising agitator (7d)). But in this case, the stirring volume (7d) is combined with a refrigerating volume consisting for example of an internal cavity (7e) independent of the orifice (7c) and filled with a liquid capable of delivering cold after a stay of the utensil in a refrigerator or freezer. Obviously, the refrigerating volume can be associated with the spoon or else arranged independently and near the active end.

 It should also be noted that the advertising surface integrated into the handle or the agitator or attached in the form of a clip, can also serve as a marker or glass mark in receptions.

 Of course, the utensil thus defined can be made of any suitable material or material and in particular of food-grade plastic.

 The advantages clearly emerge from the description, it is further emphasized: the multiple functions and the numerous possibilities of adaptation of this utensil which must thus satisfy all the needs of users and businesses interested in the attractive nature of this product.

Claims (8)

1 - Household utensil with multiple functions in relation to a drink in particular, characterized in that it consists of an elongated body (la, 2d, 3c, 4b, 5b, 6b, 7a), forming a manual gripping member and endpiece buccal (1c, 2b, 3b, 4c, 5a, 6a, 7b) over part of its length, and having at one end an enlarged active form acting as a spoon (nest, 2a, 3a, 4a) or agitator; The entire body being traversed right through an orifice (1c, 2c, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6c, 7c) for suctioning liquids. 2 - Utensil according to claim 1, characterized in that all of the utensil (1 to 7) is made of a suitable material or material, such as a plastic food material. 3 - Utensil according to claim 2, characterized in that it is entirely rigid and has all forms of profile, in particular a curved active part and an end or mouthpiece curved in opposite direction 4 - Utensil according to claim 2, characterized in what it is rigid in most of its length, except between the mouthpiece and the handle where it has a joint area of the bellows type (4f). 5 - Utensil according to claim 1, characterized in that the body of the utensil has directly from manufacture, an enlarged central portion intended to form or receive patterns or advertising inscriptions (1b, 3rd, 4th), said surface being especially established in the form of 'emblem or logo of the product to boast. 6 - utensil according to claim 1, characterized in that the body of the utensil has in its central part an independent element (2e, 5e) forming advertising surface, said element being connected to the body by any means such as clipping (2f) , bonding, crimping ... 7 - utensil according to claim 1, characterized in that its active end is constituted in the form of a stirring volume (5c, 6d, 7d); said volume can be established in the form of the emblem or logo of the product to be boasted. 8 - Utensil according to claim 1, characterized in that it has at its active end or near a hollow volume intended to enclose a coolant. 9 - Utensil according to claims 1, 7 and 8 together, characterized in that the active end in the form of a spoon or stirrer is combined with the hollow volume filled with coolant.