Disposable Relish Spoon

Abstract

An improved culinary spoon is disclosed. It may be used as an ordinary cooking spoon or as a utensil for removing vegetables and other small food condiments from a jar containing liquid in such a manner that the small solids will remain upon the bowl of the spoon while the liquid will drain through the bowl of the spoon. Thereby, food condiments are easily removed from the jars without the liquids in which they are immersed.

Claims

1. An improved culinary utensil for removing food from containers, comprising: a bowled area having a base; a handle attached to said bowled area; and a plurality of holes provided in the base of the bowl adjacent the handle area wherein, said handle having an elongated shank extending co-axially therefrom with a spoon portion formed integrally at the opposite end of the shank.

2. An improved culinary utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spoon portion presents the usual concave surface for receiving and retaining food.

3. An improved culinary utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein said holes permit the drainage of liquid so that the food item may be conveniently removed from its container without including a portion of the liquid in which it is immersed.

4. An improved culinary utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shape of said spoon portion is elliptical.

5. An improved culinary utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein said handle has a uniform rectangular profile.

6. An improved culinary utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of holes is at least 24 in number.

7. An improved culinary utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of holes are evenly spaced.

8. An improved culinary utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of holes are of diameter at least .

9. An improved culinary utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of holes are of maximum diameter 7/64.

10. An improved culinary utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein said spoon is disposable.

11. An improved culinary utensil as claimed in claim 1, wherein said spoon is made of plastic.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] To further clarify various aspects of some example embodiments of the present invention, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which are illustrated in the appended drawing. It is appreciated that the drawing depicts only illustrated embodiments of the invention, and is therefore, not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawing, in which:

[0029] FIG. 1 depicts an improved culinary utensil for removing food from containers

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0030] The embodiments of the present disclosure, described below, are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed in the following detailed description. Rather, the embodiments are chosen and described so that others skilled in the art may appreciate and understand the principles and practices of the present disclosure.

[0031] The following embodiments and the accompanying drawing, which are incorporated into and form part of this disclosure, illustrate embodiments of the invention, and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, certain illustrative aspects of the invention are described herein in connection with the following description and the annexed drawings. These aspects are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles of the invention can be employed, and the subject invention is intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents. Other advantages and novel features of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the drawings.

[0032] The present invention FIG. 1 provides an improved culinary utensil for removing food from containers. It is essentially a handle (30) with an elongated shank extending co-axially therefrom, with a spoon (100) portion formed integrally at the opposite end of the shank. The spoon (100) portion presents the usual concave surface for receiving and retaining food, but this surface is provided with openings in the form of holes (20) to permit the drainage of liquid so that the food item may be conveniently removed from its container without including a portion of the liquid in which it is immersed. The shape of the spoon includes regular shapes, such as elliptical, oval, circular, and shapes thereof.

[0033] The spoon includes a spoon body with spoon head and handle, which is characterized by: evenly spaced drain holes that are approximately to 7/64 in diameter.

[0034] By adopting the above arrangement, liquids, such as soup, will leak out from the holes while the solid matter will be retained. The invention is convenient for removing small pieces of food condiments from a jar of food products, such as relish, capers, pimentos, cocktail onions, etc. The present invention is a reusable yet disposable teaspoon with multiple drainage holes.

[0035] The foregoing and other objectives of the invention, which will become apparent from the following detailed specification setting forth an illustrative embodiment, may be achieved by the particular construction depicted in and described in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which the present invention relates to an improved culinary spoon that may be used as an ordinary cooking spoon or as a utensil for dipping vegetables and the like from a cooking utensil containing liquid or the like in such a manner that the vegetables will remain upon the bowl of the spoon while the liquid will drain through the bowl of the spoon into the receptacle.

[0036] Accordingly, the improved culinary utensil of the invention is advantageous for removing food from containers without the liquid part of the food product. The spoon removes food from deep containers without marring the food, and is adapted to scoop food from deep containers without excessively inclining containers that are relatively deep with narrow openings. This further ensures that other parts of the recipes, such as the hot dog or the bun, are not made soggy due to excessive juices. Furthermore, a messy situation is avoided due to this.

[0037] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the spoon has a bowled area with a base and an elongated handle (30) attached to the bowled area (10), with the handle (30) having a uniform rectangular profile. A plurality of holes (20) are provided in the base of the bowled area (10) adjacent to the handle (30) for performing the straining function. Furthermore, the holes (20) are approximately 24 in number such that all of the holes are evenly spaced. Furthermore, the spoon (100) has multiple drainage holes (20) approximately to 7/64 in diameter. The spoon is made of plastic and is disposable.

[0038] It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. For example, the above-discussed embodiments may be used in combination with each other. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description.

[0039] With respect to the above description, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly, and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.

[0040] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Furthermore, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described. Accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.