Accessories to eating utensils, in particular spoons, are disclosed which are attachable to the bowl of a spoon. An exemplary accessory has a bowl-shaped part with a slot or pocket on the backside. The bowl of a spoon is insertable into the slot or pocket, and the bowl-shaped part of the accessory then takes the place of the spoon's bowl. The handle of the original spoon is used to manipulate the accessory, which is itself handleless. The accessory provides one of a variety of spoon bowl geometries that are tailored to meet the needs of particular users, such as persons with motor disabilities who may have difficulty with self-feeding.

An adaptive assisted grip apparatus includes a holder comprising an elongated piece of resilient, compressible material; and an insertion channel extending at least partially into the holder parallel to the length of the holder, wherein the insertion channel is configured to expand and contract to accommodate both the size and the shape of the inserted cosmetics product to thereby grip and retain the cosmetics product at least partially inserted within the insertion channel; wherein the holder is configured to be held in the hand of a user such that the cosmetics product can be held and used by the user holding the holder.

A combination spoon and fork system capable of being stored in a nested configuration or used as a combination eating utensil with the spoon and fork connected end to end. An interlocking mechanism can interlock the spoon and fork in either the nested position or in the end to end configuration. The interlocking system allows the handle of the spoon to slide between rails on the handle of the fork and to snap and lock the spoon in place either nested with the fork or end to end with the fork to form an elongated combination eating utensil. The spoon and fork of the system can also be used separately from one another.

A combination spoon and fork system capable of being stored in a nested configuration or used as a combination eating utensil with the spoon and fork connected end to end. An interlocking mechanism can interlock the spoon and fork in either the nested position or in the end to end configuration. The interlocking system allows the handle of the spoon to slide between rails on the handle of the fork and to snap and lock the spoon in place either nested with the fork or end to end with the fork to form an elongated combination eating utensil. The spoon and fork of the system can also be used separately from one another.

Processes and devices are for manufacturing edible and/or biodegradable articles. Examples of the edible and/or biodegradable articles that can be manufactured include kitchen utensils, tableware and/or household articles or utensils, such as, knives, forks, spoons, stirrers, chopsticks, skewers, rods, straws, popsicle sticks, cones, ice cream cornets, packaging and containers of all kinds with or without a lid such as cups, mugs, demitasses, plates, dessert bowls, trays, bowls, and salad bowls. The edible and/or biodegradable articles can also be used as sports equipment.

An oral motor spoon for improving oral motor skills includes a handle attached to a bowl section that forms a forwardly-sloped concave bowl that curves sharply upwardly to a vertical plane adjacent the tip. The underside of the bowl section preferably includes a series of linear, textured ridges running transversely in parallel relation thereacross. The tip of the bowl section is preferably formed into a generally flat exterior edge in a vertical plane, and the upper horizontal edge of the tip is preferably elevated above than the remaining perimeter of the bowl.

An oral motor spoon for improving oral motor skills includes a handle attached to a bowl section that forms a forwardly-sloped concave bowl that curves sharply upwardly to a vertical plane adjacent the tip. The underside of the bowl section preferably includes a series of linear, textured ridges running transversely in parallel relation thereacross. The tip of the bowl section is preferably formed into a generally flat exterior edge in a vertical plane, and the upper horizontal edge of the tip is preferably elevated above than the remaining perimeter of the bowl.

The present disclosure describes edible and biodegradable compositions that can be made into utensils. Methods and manufacturing process of making the utensils are also provided.

The present disclosure describes edible and biodegradable compositions that can be made into utensils. Methods and manufacturing process of making the utensils are also provided.

An eating utensil includes a food-holding portion and a handle. The handle includes a connection portion connected to the food-holding portion, a gripping portion opposite to the connection portion and distal to the food-holding portion, an upper surface formed on the connection and gripping portions, a lower surface formed on the connection and gripping portions oppositely of the upper surface, a slot formed in the connection portion and extending through the upper and lower surfaces, and a punched-out tongue portion connected to the connection portion and curvedly and downwardly extending away from the slot. The punched-out tongue portion has a free end.