EP 3258819 A1 20171227 - SELF-RIGHTING HANDHELD UTENSIL
Title (en)
SELF-RIGHTING HANDHELD UTENSIL
Title (de)
SELBSTAUFRICHTENDES TRAGBARES UTENSIL
Title (fr)
USTENSILE À MAIN À REDRESSEMENT AUTOMATIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201514627001 A 20150220
- US 201514673142 A 20150330
- US 201514817713 A 20150804
- US 2016017074 W 20160209
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2016133737A1] A self-righting handheld utensil comprises a base having a generally rounded bottom side, and/or a weighted element, which weighted element may be disposed within the base, an elongated region extending outwardly from the base, and a use portion. The weighted element and/or rounded bottom of the base provide for a self-righting function for the disclosed utensil such that, when placed on a flat or substantially flat surface, it counterbalances the utensil to an upright vertical orientation without the need for user intervention or the application of any external force. The base need not become uncoupled from the elongated region and use portion before the user makes use of the disclosed utensil. The base may also have an aesthetic feature on an outer surface thereof, and a portion of the base may comprise one of a flat region and a plurality of spike elements.
IPC 8 full level
A47G 29/00 (2006.01); A46B 15/00 (2006.01); A47G 21/00 (2006.01); B25G 1/00 (2006.01); B43M 99/00 (2010.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
A46B 17/02 (2013.01 - EP KR); A47G 21/02 (2013.01 - EP); A47G 21/14 (2013.01 - KR); B25G 1/102 (2013.01 - EP KR); B25G 3/36 (2013.01 - EP KR); B43K 23/04 (2013.01 - EP KR); B43L 19/0056 (2013.01 - EP KR); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01 - EP KR); A47G 2400/025 (2013.01 - KR); A47G 2400/086 (2013.01 - EP KR)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2016133737 A1 20160825; AU 2016220377 A1 20170928; CA 2977199 A1 20160825; CA 2977199 C 20220816; CN 107531084 A 20180102; EP 3258819 A1 20171227; EP 3258819 A4 20181031; HK 1246119 A1 20180907; JP 2018508389 A 20180329; JP 3224015 U 20191121; KR 20170138409 A 20171215
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2016017074 W 20160209; AU 2016220377 A 20160209; CA 2977199 A 20160209; CN 201680011308 A 20160209; EP 16752802 A 20160209; HK 18105552 A 20180428; JP 2017550604 A 20160209; JP 2019002469 U 20190705; KR 20177026432 A 20160209