A locking knife holder uses either mechanical or electronic locking systems to secure the knives into the holder. The electronic locking system includes the implementation of one or more electromagnets into the holder. The user can then selectively lock or unlock the knives in the holder by activating or deactivating, respectively the electromagnet. In other implementations, the mechanical locking system can use magnetic keys to unlock the mechanical locking system.

A locking knife holder uses either mechanical or electronic locking systems to secure the knives into the holder. The electronic locking system includes the implementation of one or more electromagnets into the holder. The user can then selectively lock or unlock the knives in the holder by activating or deactivating, respectively the electromagnet. In other implementations, the mechanical locking system can use magnetic keys to unlock the mechanical locking system.

A utensil dispenser comprises a housing, a utensil support assembly and a utensil dispensing actuator. The utensil support assembly comprises a skewer for retaining a stack of utensils to be dispensed. The actuator provides for sequential dispensing of the utensils. The utensils are held in alignment on the skewer until they are sequentially dispensed. Dispensing occurs as the utensils are individually removed by the actuator from the skewer where the utensil falls by gravity to an opening at the bottom of the housing for presentation to a user. A retainer member keeps the utensils stored on the skewer until the utensil support assembly is mounted in the housing and the utensils are ready for dispensing.

A utensil protection device, including a main body to store a head of a utensil therein, a plurality of sealing members removably disposed on a first end of the main body within at least a portion of the main body to prevent the head of the utensil from contamination, and a hinge disposed on a second end of the main body to facilitate movement of the main body from closed in a first position to at least partially opened in a second position.

A utensil protection device, including a main body to store a head of a utensil therein, a plurality of sealing members removably disposed on a first end of the main body within at least a portion of the main body to prevent the head of the utensil from contamination, and a hinge disposed on a second end of the main body to facilitate movement of the main body from closed in a first position to at least partially opened in a second position.

A utensil holder is described. The holder includes a base portion and a sidewall portion coupled to a periphery of and extending outward from the base portion. The sidewall portion and the base portion define a utensil receiving portion. An opening of the base portion receives a first magnetic component therein. At least one securement mechanism engaged to the sidewall portion secures the utensil in the utensil receiving portion. A material is affixed at one end to a location on the sidewall portion and is affixed at another end to a second magnetic component. The first and second magnetic component are of opposing polarities such that when the second magnetic component is placed beneath a surface the holder is resting on, the first magnetic component is configured in a magnetic attraction with the second magnetic component to maintain a location of the holder on the surface.

Embodiments of an outdoor cooking kit and method of assembling the outdoor cooking kit are provided. The outdoor cooking kit includes a case, a flexible mat, one or more utensils, and a seasoning container. The case extends between first and second end portions with one or more extensions therebetween. The flexible mat may be manually moved to a rolled position to form an elongated rolled structure extending between first and second ends. The one or more utensils may be positioned within the rolled structure of the flexible mat, and the seasoning container may be positioned within the second end portion of the case. With this arrangement, the first and second ends of the rolled structure are positioned between the first and second end portions of the case and maintained with the one or more extensions being in a taut position.

Embodiments of an outdoor cooking kit and method of assembling the outdoor cooking kit are provided. The outdoor cooking kit includes a case, a flexible mat, one or more utensils, and a seasoning container. The case extends between first and second end portions with one or more extensions therebetween. The flexible mat may be manually moved to a rolled position to form an elongated rolled structure extending between first and second ends. The one or more utensils may be positioned within the rolled structure of the flexible mat, and the seasoning container may be positioned within the second end portion of the case. With this arrangement, the first and second ends of the rolled structure are positioned between the first and second end portions of the case and maintained with the one or more extensions being in a taut position.

A napkin having a utensil pocket is formed by folding a napkin in half along a first fold line, folding the napkin into quarters along a second fold line perpendicular to the first fold line to form a first quarter section and a second quarter section, and inserting a food grade glue in a pocket pattern between the first quarter section and the second quarter section. The pocket pattern has an opening at one end with respective sides formed by folding the first quarter section over the second quarter section to engage the food grade glue to glue together the first quarter section and the second quarter section to form the utensil pocket between the first quarter section and the second quarter section. When the napkin is made from cloth, the pocket may be stitched.

The following invention creates a new line of tableware including disposables with at least one small notched, cavity opening or clip-on reserved for food, liquid and items. This tableware will become known as Buddyware, Notch Top in which allows users to hold their food or items such as decorative or favorite objects, accessories, cocktail picks, magnetic cocktail picks, so that they never have to eat alone and where they'll never lose another olive or garnishes and pets will not need to eat off the floor.