Bundle of items of disposable cutlery
CA 2175357 A1 · Owner: De Ster N.V. · Inventors: De Schutter, Jef
Overview
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The invention relates to a bundle (40) of disposable cutlery implements (6) (knives forks or spoons). The bundle (40) consists of a stable stack of nesting implements (6) secured together by a strip or band (42). The implements have a handle (8) and an operative part (10) (blade, tines or bowl). The handle (8) of each implement (6) has a roughly U-shaped cross section over its entire length. The two arms (14) and (16) of the U-section form a blunt angle with the web (18). At the end of the handle both arms are joined together also to form a blunt angle with the wall section (20) formed by the web. In order to be able to form large stable stacks of nesting implements of the same kind while …
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- Filed September 2, 1994. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 2, 2014.
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