Chopsticks utensil
First Claim
1. A utensil comprising:
- a base comprising;
a first body having a first bottom surface; and
a second body having a second bottom surface, the second body rotatably coupled to the first body, the first and second bottom surfaces collectively defining a support plane;
a first elongated rod extending from the first body and terminating in a first distal portion;
a second elongated rod extending from the second body and terminating in a second distal portion;
wherein the utensil is weighted to be self-standing so that when the support plane is positioned atop a substantially horizontal support surface, each of the first and second distal portions of the first and second rods are maintained a distance above the substantially horizontal support surface; and
wherein the second body is rotatably coupled to the first body so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, wherein the axis of rotation extends oblique to the support plane.
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Abstract
A self-supporting chopsticks utensil. In one aspect, the utensil includes: a base comprising: a first body having a first bottom surface; and a second body having a second bottom surface, the second body rotatably coupled to the first body, the first and second bottom surfaces collectively defining a support plane; a first elongated rod extending from the first body and terminating in a first distal portion; a second elongated rod extending from the second body and terminating in a second distal portion; and wherein the utensil is weighted to be self-standing so that when the support plane is positioned atop a substantially horizontal support surface, each of the first and second distal portions of the first and second rods are maintained a distance above the substantially horizontal support surface.
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14 Claims
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1. A utensil comprising:
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a base comprising; a first body having a first bottom surface; and a second body having a second bottom surface, the second body rotatably coupled to the first body, the first and second bottom surfaces collectively defining a support plane; a first elongated rod extending from the first body and terminating in a first distal portion; a second elongated rod extending from the second body and terminating in a second distal portion; wherein the utensil is weighted to be self-standing so that when the support plane is positioned atop a substantially horizontal support surface, each of the first and second distal portions of the first and second rods are maintained a distance above the substantially horizontal support surface; and wherein the second body is rotatably coupled to the first body so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, wherein the axis of rotation extends oblique to the support plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A utensil comprising:
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a base comprising; a first block having a first bottom surface; and a second block having a second bottom surface, the second block rotatably coupled to the first block, and the first and second bottom surfaces collectively defining a support plane; a first elongated rod extending from the first block along a first rod axis; a second elongated rod extending, from the second block along a second rod axis; the first and second rod axes extending at an oblique angle relative to the support plane; wherein the utensil is weighted to be self-standing so that when the support plane is positioned atop a substantially horizontal support surface, no portion of the first and second elongated rods is in contact with the substantially horizontal support surface; and wherein the second block is rotatably coupled to the first block so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, wherein the axis of rotation extends oblique to the support plane. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A utensil comprising:
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a base comprising; a first body; and a second body; a first elongated rod extending from the first body; a second elongated rod extending from the second body; wherein the second body is rotatably coupled to the first body so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation extending along a y-axis of a Cartesian coordinate system; wherein the first elongated rod extends along a first rod axis and the second elongated rod extending along a second rod axis, each of the first and second rod axes extending at an angle that is oblique to an x-z plane, an x-y plane and a y-z plane of the Cartesian coordinate system; and wherein the first elongated rod comprises a first base portion and a first distal portion and the second elongated rod comprises a second base portion and a second distal portion, the first base portion extending coincident with the first rod axis and the first distal portion extending obliquely to the first rod axis, and the second base portion extending coincident with the second rod axis and the second distal portion extending obliquely to the second rod axis.
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12. A utensil comprising:
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a base comprising; a first block having a first bottom surface; a second block having a second bottom surface, the first and second bottom surfaces collectively defining a support plane that is substantially coplanar with an x-z plane of a Cartesian coordinate system; and a hinge rotatably coupling the first and second blocks together for rotation about an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation extending at a first oblique angle to an x-z plane of the Cartesian coordinate system; a first elongated rod extending from the first block along, a first rod axis; a second elongated rod extending from the second block along a second rod axis; and the first and second axes extending at a second oblique angle to the x-z plane of the Cartesian coordinate system; and the elongated rods located on a first side of the x-z plane and the hinge located one second side of the x-z plane opposite the first side. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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