The reinforced structure of the composite chopsticks of the present invention is fixed in a gripping portion and a clamping portion, and mainly comprises a first tubular member, a filling portion and a second tubular member. The first tubular member is positioned in the clamping portion and has at least one first open slot; the filling portion fills in the interior of the clamping portion and the first open slot to fix the first tubular member; and the second tubular member is fixed in the interior of the gripping portion and is formed by extending one end of the first tubular member. In this way, the reinforced structure can be effectively positioned during the molding process, and the bonding force between the heterogeneous materials can be increased to enhance the strength of the clamping portion, so as to improve the product quality and to prolong the service life.

Chopstick buddies illustrated by various embodiments of the present disclosure are attachments to a chopstick. Chopstick buddies allow a human hand to avoid the awkward thumb pose required by the standard chopstick grip, while still being able to hold both chopsticks firmly as extensions of fingers. Chopstick buddies accomplish this without interfering with finger movements of the standard grip. As a result, users continue to enjoy benefits of the standard grip, despite not complying with the required and awkward thumb pose. These benefits include: the ability to extend tips of the chopsticks wide apart to embrace a food item, to manipulate chopsticks with dexterity, and to generate enough compression force to hold food items firmly between tips, with ease.

A piece of edible cutlery and a method to create the piece of edible cutlery is described. The piece of edible cutlery includes at least a main flour and a binder. The main flour is a wheat flour, a rice flour, a corn flour, a chickpea flour, an oat flour, and/or a millet flour. The binder facilitates gelatinization of a gelatin content in the main flour to enable the piece of edible cutlery to be formed. The binder is a rice flour, an oat flour, a soy flour, a corn flour, a chickpea flour, a tapioca starch, and/or a cassava starch. The piece of edible cutlery is a spoon, a dessert spoon, a fork, a knife, a spork, a straw, a chopstick, an ice cream stick, a coffee stirrer, a cup, a bowl, and/or a plate.

Training chopsticks are designed to guide beginners and lifelong users alike to adopt a proper chopstick grip, allowing learners to extend chopstick tips wide apart. They allow learners to focus first on mastering the twirling of chopsticks between the closed posture to the wide-open posture, based on principles of the planetary gear train, without having to simultaneously learn to secure chopsticks using the required thumb pose. Such thumb pose can be mastered later as a second step. Furthermore, a variation of training chopsticks provides an elevated thumb rest to accommodate learners suffering from anatomical limitations. As a result, a learner can wield these training chopsticks to embrace large food items with ease, manipulate these large items with dexterity and finesse in the same way she can small items, and generate enough compression force to hold all items firmly between training chopsticks.

Utensils, including forks, with movable components, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative utensil includes a first tool carried by and movable relative to a first arm portion, a second tool carried by and movable relative to a second arm portion, and a hinge coupling the first and second arm portions. A guide structure is coupled to the first and second arm portions to guide motion of at least one of the first and second tools relative to the other.

Utensils, including forks, with movable components, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative utensil includes a first tool carried by and movable relative to a first arm portion, a second tool carried by and movable relative to a second arm portion, and a hinge coupling the first and second arm portions. A guide structure is coupled to the first and second arm portions to guide motion of at least one of the first and second tools relative to the other.

Method and apparatus for a handheld tool having a handle on one end along with a blunt ended probe-like arcuate shaped portion on the opposite end which probe is inserted into the shrimp for simultaneously peeling and deveining the shrimp. The handle is designed for being grasped in the hand of a user. The probe has a base-like ricasso portion which acts as a stop for the body of the shrimp so that when the body of the shrimp is pushed against the ricasso the meat is removed from the shrimp by separating the meat from the shell of the shrimp. In operation, the device or tool is inserted along the back of the shrimp at the dorsal portion of the shell and the shrimp is pushed forward and pinched at the same time so that the shrimp is peeled and deveined simultaneously.

An eating utensil organizer is provided having a base providing a lower support surface adapted to provide a stabilized surface for placement on a table or high chair tray. The housing forms an outer perimeter, and a vertical housing support connects the housing to the base. A plurality of utensil supports each connect a utensil to the outer perimeter in a cantilevered fashion. The lower support surface may include an attachment mechanism such as a suction cup or a weighted ballast. A rotatable hinge allows the housing to rotate radially relative to the base in a manner adapted to allow access to each of said utensil supports. Each utensil support is tethered between the housing and a utensil to a length sufficiently short such as to prevent the utensil from hitting a floor if dropped from a table top or high chair.

An eating utensil organizer is provided having a base providing a lower support surface adapted to provide a stabilized surface for placement on a table or high chair tray. The housing forms an outer perimeter, and a vertical housing support connects the housing to the base. A plurality of utensil supports each connect a utensil to the outer perimeter in a cantilevered fashion. The lower support surface may include an attachment mechanism such as a suction cup or a weighted ballast. A rotatable hinge allows the housing to rotate radially relative to the base in a manner adapted to allow access to each of said utensil supports. Each utensil support is tethered between the housing and a utensil to a length sufficiently short such as to prevent the utensil from hitting a floor if dropped from a table top or high chair.

An eating utensil assembly may include a first eating utensil that may include a first handle having first and second opposing ends and that includes spaced apart sidewalls defining a through-opening therebetween, and an end support member coupled between the spaced apart sidewalls adjacent the first end to define a recessed area relative to the spaced apart sidewalls. The first eating utensil may also include a first eating utensil head coupled adjacent the second end of the first handle. The eating utensil assembly may further include a second eating utensil removably carried by the end support member within the through-opening and that may have a length greater than a length of the through-opening so that the second eating utensil extends through the recessed area and across the end support member. Breakaway tabs may removably couple the second eating utensil to the spaced apart sidewalls within the through-opening.