A system for easily refilling cutlery dispensers and other devices includes a stack of identical cutlery items maintained by a retaining structure that can be removed either before, during, or after installation, depending on the dispenser configuration. In a first aspect, the cutlery handles are nested and the retaining structure includes a single adhesive strip applied to only one side of the stack. In a second aspect, the retaining structure includes separate adhesive strips applied to each side of the stack. In a third aspect, the retaining structure comprises a band extending around the stack, removal of the band from the stack being facilitated by breaking of a frangible section of the band. In all aspects a pull-tab or other graspable element can be provided to facilitate removal of the support structure. The stacked cutlery may also be loaded into a caddy or into a tray.

The present disclosure is directed to biodegradable cutlery, and more specifically to spoons, forks, and knives. The biodegradable cutlery includes a plurality of recesses disposed on the handle forming a rib to resist twisting and bending. An indentation may be disposed along a neck of the cutlery to enhance stability further.

An eating utensil (1) having a holding device (5, 7, 8, 10) integrally or removably attachable to a distal end (2) of the utensil in a form of a loop (5), ring (7) or U-shape (8) are disclosed to provide a finger aperture (6) or insert (9) for a user to help prevent dropping of a utensil and assisting an elderly user or a user who may have arthritis or gripping impairment in holding and manipulating a utensil during use.

Implementations of an adaptive assisted grip apparatus are provided. In some implementations, the adaptive assisted grip apparatus comprises a holder and a wrist strap. In some implementations, a method of using the adaptive assisted grip apparatus comprises inserting a makeup applicator or other suitable item into the holder, placing the wrist strap around a user's wrist, grasping and holding the makeup applicator or other suitable item using the holder, and using the wrist strap to prevent the makeup applicator or other suitable item inserted in the holder from falling to the floor/ground or otherwise being dropped if/when the user loses grip of the holder.

A utensil configured to interact with food items includes a main body portion, a handle portion extending in a first direction from the main body portion, and a food manipulating portion extending from the main body portion in a second direction, wherein the food manipulating portion of the utensil is configured to interact with food. The utensil may also include a plurality of legs extending from the main body portion in a third direction to support the utensil on a support surface. The plurality of legs elevate the handle portion, main body portion and food manipulating portion from the support surface such that the handle portion, main body portion, and food manipulating portion are not in contact with the support surface when the utensil is placed on the support surface with the legs supporting the utensil from the support surface.

Fork for the Treatment of Matted Fur is a hair removal tool for pet hair cleaning. The fork is similar in fashion to a household eating utensil and is designed in a manner to remove tangled and otherwise unwanted hair from your pet's coat. The tool has proven to be successful in a wide range of pet hair types for hair removal applications. Cleaning the tool is simple via manual removal of collected hair from the tongs of the fork.

An eating utensil having a fork head that includes a plurality of tines and a concave fork bowl portion is described. One or both of the outer tines include a chamfered or tapered surface that extends laterally inward from a curved outer edge of the corresponding outer tine such that the curved tine/fork head edge acts as a splitting feature. In some embodiments one or both of the curved fork head edges that act as a splitting feature is/are smooth. In some embodiments, the eating utensil is formed of a glass reinforced thermoplastic material such as a glass filled nylon.

The present disclosure provides fast food cutlery including a disposable paper pulp fast food fork/spoon/knife. The disposable paper pulp fast food fork includes a handle, a first transition portion and a fork body. The handle is connected to the fork body through the first transition portion to form a fast food fork body; a plurality of prongs is formed at the other end of the fork body; two paralleled reinforcing arched strips are convexly disposed on an upper surface of the handle, and a first reinforcing groove is formed between the two reinforcing arched strips; one end of the reinforcing arched strip extends to an end of the handle away from the first transition portion, and the other end of the reinforcing arched strip extends through the first transition portion to the lowest region of the fork body; a second reinforcing groove is formed on each prong, one end of the second reinforcing groove extends to a tip of the prong, and the other end of the second reinforcing groove extends to the first transition portion; the reinforcing arched strips, the first reinforcing groove, the prongs and the second reinforcing grooves are disposed in parallel. In the present disclosure, the strength of the handle of the fast food fork can be increased through an undulated curved surface structure, and an integral thin-walled structure of the fast food fork is formed using paper pulp, thereby reducing the production costs and increasing the use comfort.

An automated cutting die being produced edible biodegradable tableware contains: a cutting assembly, a holding assembly, and edible biodegradable dough. The cutting assembly includes a first cutting mold and a second cutting mold. The first cutting mold has multiple cutting portions, and the second cutting mold has multiple grooves and two first support portions. The holding assembly includes a first receiving mold and a second receiving mold. The first receiving mold has multiple pressing portions, two second support portions formed beside the multiple pressing portions, and multiple through holes defined on the multiple pressing portions, wherein the second receiving mold has a recessed portion defined thereon, a molding cavity formed in a hollow shape beside the recessed portion and multiple passing orifices defined on the molding cavity.

A utensil for eating a chocolate covered strawberry. The utensil comprises of a planar base that has an upper side and a lower side, the lower side defines a circular cavity that is centered on the planar base, the circular cavity extends outward from the upper side of the planar base; a protuberance that is fixedly connected to an extreme section of the circular cavity; and a pair of diametrically opposed tines, the diametrically opposed tines define a plurality of hooks that nm towards the lower side, of the planar base. The utensil is used by inserting the tines of the utensil into a chocolate covered strawberry and ensuring that the stem of the chocolate covered strawberry rests within the protuberance so that an upper part of the chocolate covered strawberry is flush with the lower side of the planar base.