UTENSIL FOR RETAINING AN OBJECT IN A LIQUID BATH

• US 20150282517A1
• Filed: 03/13/2015
• Published: 10/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Myron Williams
• Original Assignee: Myron Williams
• Inventors: Williams, Myron
• Granted Patent: US 9,497,989 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 3/365 Thawing subsequent to freezing
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 47/00 Suction cups for attaching purposes; Equivalent means using adhesives devices using adhesives, suction or magnetism for hanging or supporting pictures or the like A47G1/17; vacuum work holders B25B11/005; anchoring of ships using suction B63B21/27; suction cups for handling glass B65G49/061; load-engaging elements for cranes using suction means B66C1/02
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle

Abstract

A utensil that retains a food item or other object in a liquid bath includes a core portion and at least one aim extending from the core portion at the upper end thereof to hover over the object to keep it fully submerged. An anchor, such as a suction cup, secures the core portion in the bath container.

Claims

1. A utensil for retaining an object in a liquid bath, comprising:

a core portion having opposite first and second ends and a lengthwise axis;

at least two arms extending from the core portion at the first end thereof to define a restraint for retaining an object in a submerged condition in a liquid bath; and

an anchor at the second end of the core portion for securing the core portion to a container containing the liquid bath.

2. The utensil of claim 1, wherein the core portion is hollow, and the first and second ends both have at least one opening therein to allow liquid to flow through the core portion.

3. The utensil of claim 1, wherein the arms are substantially linear, extending in a plane at an angle of approximately 90°

to the lengthwise axis object of the core portion.

4. The utensil of claim 1, wherein the arms are formed with a bend therein towards the core portion.

5. The utensil of claim 1, wherein each arm is bent at the tip towards the lower end of the core portion, to form a finger.

6. The utensil of claim 1, wherein the anchor is a suction cup.

7. The utensil of claim 1, wherein the arms are selectively attachable to and detachable from the core portion.

8. The utensil of claim 1, wherein the anchor is selectively attachable to and detachable from the core portion.

9. The utensil of claim 1, further comprising at least one stabilizing member extending from the core portion opposite to the arms and configured to counteract upward pressure exerted under the arms by the object because of the tendency of the object to rise to the surface of the liquid bath.

10. The utensil of claim 9, wherein the at least one stabilizing member is a substantially triangular wing having an apex at the first end of the core portion and a base at the second end of the core portion.

11. The utensil of claim 1, wherein the core portion and the arms comprise a unitary and integral structure.

12. The utensil of claim 11, wherein the anchor comprises a unitary and integral structure with the core portion and the arms.