Pumpkin Carving Spoon with Nested Knife

• US 20140259684A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bradshaw International Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Bradshaw International Incorporated
• Inventors: Barber, Tom
• Granted Patent: US 9,061,429 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 30/143
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 21/06 Combined or separable sets of table-service utensils; Oyster knives with openers; Fish servers with means for removing bones kitchen equipment A47J
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 43/288 Spatulas; Scrapers; Multi-purpose hand implements
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 29/025 Knife sheaths or scabbards

Abstract

A pumpkin carving tool has a knife nested within the handle of a scoop. The knife and scoop together serve as the only tools necessary to carve a simple or complex pattern into a pumpkin. The handle extends under the bowl of the scoop and has a hollow interior. The knife has a handle and blade and the dimensions of the handle closely approximate the interior dimensions of the handle. In this way, the knife is securely retained within the handle until removed by the handle. By providing a knife nested within the scoop, a user has all utensils needed to carve a pumpkin or similar item in a convenient, compact configuration.

Claims

1. A carving tool, comprising:

a scoop having a handle and a bowl, the handle extending under the bowl, the handle having a hollow interior and an open end opposite the bowl; and

a knife fitting within the hollow interior of the handle, the knife having a length greater than a distance from the open end of the handle to an edge of the bowl.

2. The carving tool of claim 1, further comprising serrations formed in an edge of the bowl.

3. The carving tool of claim 2, wherein the serrations extend over one third of a circumference of the bowl.

4. The carving tool of claim 1, further comprising a pair of notches formed in an edge of the open end of the handle.

5. The carving tool of claim 1, wherein an end of the knife extends beyond the open end of the handle when the knife is fully inserted in the hollow interior.

6. The carving tool of claim 1, wherein the knife has a handle and a serrated blade.

7. The carving tool of claim 1, wherein the hollow interior of the handle extends beyond the perimeter of the bowl such that the knife overlaps with the bowl when the knife is fully inserted within the handle.

8. A carving tool, comprising:

a scoop having a handle and a bowl, the handle comprising;

a first section extending radially outwardly from a perimeter of the bowl;

a second section extending radially inwardly from the first section;

a compartment extending through the first section and the second section; and

an open end formed at an end of the first section; and

a knife fitting within the compartment of the handle, the knife having a length greater than a distance from the open end of the handle to the perimeter of the bowl.

9. The carving tool of claim 8, further comprising serrations formed in the perimeter of the bowl.

10. The carving tool of claim 9, wherein the serrations extend over one third of the perimeter of the bowl.

11. The carving tool of claim 8, further comprising a pair of notches formed in an edge of the open end of the handle.

12. The carving tool of claim 8, wherein an end of the knife extends beyond the open end of the handle when the knife is fully inserted in the compartment.

13. The carving tool of claim 8, wherein the knife has a handle and a serrated blade.

14. The carving tool of claim 8, wherein the knife overlaps with the bowl when the knife is fully inserted within the compartment of the handle.