Combination food and beverage multitool

• US 6,125,489 A
• Filed: 07/23/1999
• Issued: 10/03/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Zelco Industries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Zelco Industries, Inc.
• Inventors: Lee, Stuart Harvey, Zeller, Nicole A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Scherbel, David A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): OJINI, EZIAMARA ANTHONY
• Application Number:
  US09/360,019
• Time in Patent Office: 438 Days
• Field of Search: 7/106, 7/110, 7/118, 7/151, 7/156, 7/155, 7/158, 7/170, 30/125, 30/142, D 7/643, D 7/645
• US Class Current: 7/156
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 11/00 Hand knives combined with other implements, e.g. with corkscrew, with scissors, with writing implement combined table-ware A47G21/06

Abstract

A combination food and beverage tool includes a housing, at least one of a blade and a can opener slidably mounted within the housing and a slide mechanism for slidably moving the at least one of the blade and can opener between a first position in which the at least one of the blade and can opener is recessed within the housing and a second position in which at least a portion of the at least one of the blade and can opener is exposed outside the housing. At least one container has a first end, and a second end, and a removable lid. The first end of the container is mounted within the housing, the lid covering the second end of the container.

Claims

1. A combination food and beverage tool comprising:

a housing;

at least one of a blade and a can opener slidably mounted within the housing;

a slide mechanism for slidably moving the at least one of the blade and can opener between a first position in which the at least one of the blade and can opener is recessed within the housing and a second position in which at least a portion of the at least one of the blade and can opener is exposed outside the housing; and

at least one container having a first end, and a second end, and a removable lid, the first end of the container being mounted within the housing, the lid covering the second end of the container.

2. A combination food and beverage tool as recited in claim 1, further comprising a cork screw, the cork screw being extendably recessed within the housing.

3. A combination food and beverage tool as recited in claim 2, wherein said at least one container is removably mounted within a first portion of the housing which is slidably mounted to a second portion of the housing, the first portion of the housing being slidable between open and closed positions and wherein the cork screw is recessed within the housing when the first portion of the housing is in the closed position and can be extended from the housing when the first portion of the housing is in the open position.

4. A combination food and beverage tool as recited in claim 1, further comprising a bottle opener, the bottle opener being formed integrally with the housing.

5. A combination food and beverage tool as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one container is removably mounted in the housing.

6. A combination food and beverage tool comprising:

a housing including a sliding portion slidable between open and closed positions;

a knife slidably mounted within the housing and movable between a first position in which the knife is recessed within the housing and a second position in which at least a portion of the knife is exposed outside the housing;

a can opener slidably mounted within the housing and movable between a first position in which the can opener is recessed within the housing and a second position in which the can opener is exposed outside the housing;

a first container having a first end and a second end and a removable lid, the first end of the first container being mounted within the housing, the lid covering the second end of the first container;

a second container having a first end and a second and a removable lid, the first end of the second container being mounted within the sliding portion of the housing, the lid covering the second end of the second container;

a cork screw extendable from the housing when the sliding portion of the housing is in the open position; and

a bottle opener integrally formed in the housing.

7. A combination food and beverage tool comprising:

a housing;

at least one condiment dispenser mounted within the housing; and

at least one tool associated with the housing, the at least one tool selected from a group consisting of a knife, a can opener, a bottle opener and a cork screw.

8. A combination food and beverage tool as recited in claim 7, wherein the at least one condiment dispenser comprises a pepper shaker.

9. A combination food and beverage tool as recited in claim 7, wherein the at least one condiment dispenser comprises a salt shaker.

10. A combination food and beverage tool as recited in claim 7, wherein the at least one condiment dispenser comprises a salt and a pepper shaker.

11. A combination food and beverage tool as recited in claim 7, wherein the at least one condiment dispenser has a first end and a second end and a removable lid, the first end of the dispenser being mounted within the housing, the lid covering the second end of the dispenser.

12. A combination food and beverage tool as recited in claim 11, wherein the first end of the dispenser is removably mounted within the housing.

13. A combination food and beverage tool as recited in claim 7, further comprising a slide housing portion slidable between open and closed positions.

14. A combination food and beverage tool as recited in claim 7, wherein the knife and can opener are slidably mounted within the housing and movable between first and second positions.