Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
  • A47G21/00—Table-ware
  • A47G21/02—Forks; Forks with ejectors; Combined forks and spoons; Salad servers
  • A47G21/023—Forks; Forks with ejectors
  • A47G21/026—Forks; Forks with ejectors comprising means for rotating the fork, e.g. rotating spaghetti forks
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
  • A47G2400/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A47G19/00-A47G23/16
  • A47G2400/06—Articles adapted for a particular kind of foodstuff
  • A47G2400/067—Articles adapted for a particular kind of foodstuff for pasta or noodles

Definitions

• the invention relates to a fork, in particular a table fork which is particularly suitable for the consumption of spaghetti.
• a fork in particular a table fork which is particularly suitable for the consumption of spaghetti.
• the table forks commonly used generally differ in their shapes and materials which can have various advantages or disadvantages.
• the object of the present invention is to obviate the aforementioned drawback and to provide a fork allowing easier handling when consuming spaghetti or other filiform food products which are relatively difficult to handle.
• the invention relates to a range having the characteristics defined in the claims.
• the handle of the fork according to the invention is essentially provided with a head mounted freely on the end of the handle so as to allow an angular relative movement between said movable head and the handle around an axis of rotation situated on a median line. of the fork.
• the movable head can be advantageously mounted on the end of the handle by snap-fastening, screw, or interlocking means.
• Said fixing means may comprise a screw fixed in a tapped hole in the handle.
• the movable head advantageously consists of a cap, of spherical shape for example.
• Said movable head may include a blind hole with an internal annular rib disposed in a lateral annular groove in the end of the handle.
• Said handle can advantageously have several lateral planar faces, and in particular a pentagonal profile.
• the fork according to the invention is advantageously used by holding the handle between the fingers of one hand, by fixing said head in the palm of this hand and by subjecting the handle to a rotation movement by means of said fingers, in order to facilitate the roll of spaghetti.
• FIG. 1 Various embodiments of a fork provided with a movable head in accordance with the invention are described below by way of example with the aid of the attached drawing.
• the drawing figures show respectively a schematic partial section of a fork comprising various embodiments of a movable head mounted freely at the end of a handle with a pentagonal section of a fork according to the invention.
• Fig. 1 shows a fork provided with a movable head in the form of a cap according to an embodiment of the invention.
• Fig. 1 A shows an enlarged view of the end of the handle of a fork provided with a cap according to Fg. 1.
• Fig. 2 shows a spherical movable head according to a second embodiment.
• Fig. 3 shows another spherical movable head according to a third embodiment.
• Fig. 4 shows a hemispherical movable head according to a fourth embodiment.
• Fig. 5 shows a movable head in the form of a washer according to a fifth embodiment.
• Fig. 1 shows a fork provided with a movable head in the form of a cap according to an embodiment of the invention.
• Fig. 1 A shows an enlarged view of the end of the handle of a fork provided with a cap according to Fg. 1.
• Fig. 2 shows a spherical movable
• FIG. 1 shows a fork consisting of a handle 1 secured to a foot 1A prongs and provided with a movable cap 2 mounted freely at the end of the handle 1 so as to rotate freely about a longitudinal axis of rotation X R. of the fork.
• Fig. 1A shows an enlarged view of the end of the handle 1 provided with a cap 2 which delimits an internal cylindrical cavity 2A enclosing a pawl with two elastic oblique legs IB, an axial passage 2D and an external cylindrical cavity which is open towards the bottom 2E and contains the end of the handle 1.
• the two elastic legs IB are integral with the handle 1, protrude from the end of this handle and each have an oblique lateral guide surface and a lower stop surface 1D. Said legs IB are arranged symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal axis of rotation X R. so that they are normally spread in their rest position and that they can be pressed one against the other to allow their passage through the 2D passage of the cap 2.
• the mounting of the cap 2 on the handle 1 in the position according to FIG. 1 and 1A is thus carried out by inserting the end of the handle 1 into the cap so that the oblique guide surfaces of the tabs
• This cap 2 is mounted at the end of the handle 1 by means of the legs lb, the feet of which constitute a pivot making it possible to fix the relative position of the cap 2 relative to the handle 1 as well as a relative rotation between the cap and the handle 1
• FIG. 2 shows a movable spherical cap 22 mounted freely on the end of the handle 21, around a longitudinal axis X R, by means of an axial pivot constituted by a screw 23 fixed in a tapped hole 24 in the upper end of the handle 21
• This cap 22 comprises a lower cylindrical cavity 22E surrounding the end of the handle 21, an axial passage 22D and a conical cavity 22A containing the head 2A of the screw 23.
• Fig. 3 shows a spherical movable cap 32 which includes a cylindrical blind hole 32E and an internal annular rib 32F.
• This hole 32E encloses the end of the handle 31 and includes an annular groove corresponding area 31 A.
• This cap 32 is mounted freely around the longitudinal axis X R of the handle 31 by engagement of said annular rib 32F of the cap in said groove 31 A of the handle 31.
• Fig. 4 shows a hemispherical movable head 42 secured to a pivot with a spherical end 42A housed in a blind hole with a spherical bottom 42B formed in the end of the handle 41.
• the movable head 42 is thus mounted freely by means of the pivot 42A and the blind hole 24B which allow the free rotation of this head 42 around the longitudinal axis of rotation X R situated on a median line of the fork.
• Fig. 5 shows a movable head in the form of a washer 52 freely mounted on the end of the handle 51 by means of a conical head screw 53 fixed in a tapped hole 54 formed in the end of the handle 51.
• This washer 52 comprises a hole conical 52A containing the head of the screw 53.
• the washer 52 is thus freely mounted by means of the fixed screw 53 which constitutes a pivot fixed in the tapped hole 54 and allows the washer 52 to rotate freely around the axis of rotation longitudinal X R located on a center line of the range.
• Fork characterized in that it comprises a handle provided with a movable head (2; 22; 32; 42; 52) freely mounted on the end of the handle by fixing means arranged so as to allow relative angular displacement between said movable head and the handle about an axis of rotation located on a center line of the fork.
• said movable head comprises a blind hole (32E) delimited by a cylindrical wall provided with an internal annular rib (32F) disposed in a lateral annular groove (31 A) formed in the end of the handle (31).
• Fork for spaghetti characterized in that it is composed of two parts connected by a snap-on or interlocking fixing device, that part of the fork is constituted by a profiled handle (1; 31; 41) having a fork (1A) arranged at the foot of the handle, flat lateral faces and a profiled section end forming a first element (IB; 31A; 42B) of said fixing device, that the other part of the fork is constituted by a movable head with profiled section (2; 32; 42) forming a corresponding element (2A 2D, 2E; 32E, 32F; 42A) of said fixing device, that said fixing elements are formed respectively in one piece with the handle and with the movable head, so that they constitute said fixing device and so that this movable head is mounted freely on the end of the handle by snap-fitting or interlocking by means of this fixing device, so as to allow movement nt relative angular between said movable head and said handle, the whole so as to be able to fix said head in the palm
• said movable head (2) comprises a cylindrical interior cavity (2A) communicating through an intermediate axial passage (2D) with a cylindrical exterior cavity (2E) and that a ratchet with two elastic tabs (IB) is formed on the end of the handle and enclosed in said interior cavity (2A).
• said movable head (32) comprises a blind hole (32E) delimited by a profiled cylindrical wall having an internal annular rib (32F) and that a corresponding annular groove (31 A) is arranged on the end of the handle (31), so that said annular rib in the movable head is fitted into this annular groove (31 A) on the end of the handle. 7.
• Amended claim 1 defines a fork composed of two parts connected by a snap-on or interlocking fixing device constituted by two fixing elements which are respectively formed in one piece with a handle and with a movable head constituting respectively the two parts. of the fork.
• Amended claim 1 excludes the two embodiments according to Figures 2 and 5 and would therefore require a subsequent modification of the description and the drawing, by deleting Figures 2 and 5 and the description relating thereto.

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