WO1995013005A1 - Meat fork - Google Patents
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- WO1995013005A1 WO1995013005A1 PCT/NL1994/000280 NL9400280W WO9513005A1 WO 1995013005 A1 WO1995013005 A1 WO 1995013005A1 NL 9400280 W NL9400280 W NL 9400280W WO 9513005 A1 WO9513005 A1 WO 9513005A1
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- meat
- fork
- prongs
- slide
- shank
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- 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
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- the invention relates to a meat fork comprising a fork shank having one or more prongs at one end thereof and a handgrip at the other.
- Such meat forks are generally known and are used in the kitchen for placing pieces of meat in the pan or, by contrast, taking them out of the pan, for turning the meat in the pan, holding a piece of meat during the cutting of the meat and the like.
- a meat fork can also be used for other types of food.
- ⁇ t ⁇ fork is also understood to mean a fork suitable for the manipulation of other food. This also includes, for instance, a barbecue skewer, meat skewer or the like, having only one tip or prong.
- the known meat forks have two pointed prongs, which can be stuck into a piece of meat in order to hold the meat.
- the known meat forks involve the problem that a forked piece of meat will either fall from the fork at an undesired moment due to the prongs not having been pushed far enough into the meat, or will not be released from the fork after the desired manipulation has been carried out.
- the piece of meat may for instance fall back into the pan, involving the danger of fat spattering about, or the piece of meat may fall for instance on the ground, which is also highly undesirable.
- the meat should be detached from the fork with an aid.
- a second fork or a knife or the like can be used, which is troublesome. Also, attempts can be made to retain the meat with the edge of the pan and to pull the prongs out of the meat in that manner. This may again result in fat spattering about.
- a meat fork of the above-described type is characterized by an integrated slide-off mechanism for sliding a piece of meat stuck on a prongs from the prongs, which slide-off mechanism comprises a control member located near the handgrip, a slide- off member located near the prongs and capable of being reciprocated in the longitudinal direction of the prongs, and a push member extending along the fork shank and provided between the control member and the slide-off member.
- Fig. 1 schematically shows, in top plan view, an exemplary embodiment of a meat fork according to the invention
- FIG. 2 shows the meat fork of Fig. l in side elevation
- Fig. 3 schematically shows a section taken on the line III-III in Fig. 1
- Fig. 4 schematically shows a bottom view of the meat fork of Fig. 1;
- Fig. 5 shows a section taken on the line V-V in Fig. 2; Fig. 6 shows a front view according to the arrow VI in Fig. 2; and Fig. 7 shows the fork in an operating position.
- the meat fork 1 schematically shown in the figures comprises a shank 2, having at one end thereof a forked portion 3 forming two prongs 4,5, and at the other end a handgrip 6. Extending along the shank from the handgrip to the forked portion is an elongated push strip 7, near the handgrip connected with a control member 8 and having at its other end a push member 9.
- the control member is adapted to be reciprocated along the shank 2 of the fork by the thumb of the hand with which the handgrip is held during use.
- the control member may have any suitable shape, but preferably, as shown in the figures, it is shaped such that in the rest position, the control member blends in shape with the shape of the handgrip and as it were forms one whole with the handgrip.
- the control member is provided with a recess 10 in which the user's thumb can be placed. In the example shown, the recess
- the handgrip 10 is located on the upper side of the fork. On its lower side, the handgrip may be provided with a number of recesses
- the handgrip is provided with a suspension eye in the form of an opening 12 formed in the handgrip.
- the control member is connected with the strip 7 in one of the manners suiting that purpose, for instance through glueing, cementing, riveting, snapping, welding or the like.
- a screw 13 is used (Fig. 3) extending through the strip and through a slot 14 in the fork shank into the control member located on the upper side of the fork shank.
- the fork shank viewed in cross section, comprises longitudinal edges 15 bent obliquely downward.
- the strip 7 lies in the thus obtained longitudinal cavity of the fork shank, as is shown in Fig. 5.
- the forked portion forms one whole with the fork shank and may for instance, like the fork shank, be made of stainless steel or any other suitable metal.
- the strip 7 is connected with a slide-off member 9, in this example extending transversely to the strip.
- the push member has a recess 16 on two sides (Fig. 6) , by which the slide-off member fits around the prongs.
- the prongs can function as guide members for the slide-off member if the slide-off member is moved between the rest position and a more advanced position, i.e. located near the free ends of the prongs, as shown in Fig. 7.
- the slide-off member 9 can be a separate member, which may or may not be detachably mounted on the strip 7 , but it can also be formed on the strip through bending, forging, etc.
- the handgrip can be manufactured from any material suiting that purpose, for instance a heat-insulating plastic.
- the handgrip can be hollow or, as is shown, solid and can be mounted on the fork shank in any of the manners that are known for that purpose, for instance through casting on.
- the prongs comprise laterally protruding projections 17, increasing the grip on a piece of meat to be forked.
- the projections have a somewhat sharp shape, but they may also be rounded. Further, it is also possible to construct the prongs without pro ections.
- the operation of the above-described meat fork with integrated slide-off mechanism is as follows.
- the fork is stuck with its prongs into a piece of meat or the like to be manipulated, while the slide-off member is in the rest position (Figs 1-4) .
- the piece of meat is then moved to the desired location, whereupon the slide-off member 9 is moved forward by means of the control member and the push strip.
- the piece of meat is slid from the prongs in a controlled manner.
- a differently shaped elongated member can be used which could possibly consist of several parts and/or could extend outside the fork shank.
- the end face thereof may serve directly as slide-off member.
- the fork may have a different number of prongs than two prongs.
- the slide-off member may be located between two prongs, as described, but may also be located on the outside of the prongs or both between and outside the prongs. In particular if very short prongs are involved, as in the case of some barbecue forks, the slide-off member may be located outside the prongs.
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Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AU11241/95A AU1124195A (en) | 1993-11-10 | 1994-11-09 | Meat fork |
DE69419933T DE69419933T2 (en) | 1993-11-10 | 1994-11-09 | MEAT FORK |
EP95902341A EP0725585B1 (en) | 1993-11-10 | 1994-11-09 | Meat fork |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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NL9301952 | 1993-11-10 | ||
NL9301952A NL9301952A (en) | 1993-11-10 | 1993-11-10 | Fork with an integrated shear mechanism. |
Publications (1)
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WO1995013005A1 true WO1995013005A1 (en) | 1995-05-18 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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PCT/NL1994/000280 WO1995013005A1 (en) | 1993-11-10 | 1994-11-09 | Meat fork |
Country Status (6)
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EP (1) | EP0725585B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE182761T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU1124195A (en) |
DE (1) | DE69419933T2 (en) |
NL (1) | NL9301952A (en) |
WO (1) | WO1995013005A1 (en) |
Citations (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1747039A (en) * | 1929-04-06 | 1930-02-11 | Edgar B Busbee | Serving fork |
US1801084A (en) * | 1930-03-13 | 1931-04-14 | Huie Joseph | Fork |
US1882246A (en) | 1931-11-12 | 1932-10-11 | Thomas S Hutchison | Ejector fork |
CH181998A (en) * | 1935-06-20 | 1936-01-31 | Christen Ernst | Fork with scraper guided between the tines. |
US2521032A (en) * | 1946-07-12 | 1950-09-05 | Willard E Becker | Serving fork with spring-retracted ejector plate |
US2864163A (en) | 1957-07-18 | 1958-12-16 | Boruvka Otto | Barbecue fork |
US2873522A (en) * | 1957-05-29 | 1959-02-17 | Homola Richard Louis | Serving fork |
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1993
- 1993-11-10 NL NL9301952A patent/NL9301952A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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1994
- 1994-11-09 AU AU11241/95A patent/AU1124195A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1994-11-09 EP EP95902341A patent/EP0725585B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-11-09 AT AT95902341T patent/ATE182761T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1994-11-09 DE DE69419933T patent/DE69419933T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1994-11-09 WO PCT/NL1994/000280 patent/WO1995013005A1/en active IP Right Grant
Patent Citations (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1747039A (en) * | 1929-04-06 | 1930-02-11 | Edgar B Busbee | Serving fork |
US1801084A (en) * | 1930-03-13 | 1931-04-14 | Huie Joseph | Fork |
US1882246A (en) | 1931-11-12 | 1932-10-11 | Thomas S Hutchison | Ejector fork |
CH181998A (en) * | 1935-06-20 | 1936-01-31 | Christen Ernst | Fork with scraper guided between the tines. |
US2521032A (en) * | 1946-07-12 | 1950-09-05 | Willard E Becker | Serving fork with spring-retracted ejector plate |
US2873522A (en) * | 1957-05-29 | 1959-02-17 | Homola Richard Louis | Serving fork |
US2864163A (en) | 1957-07-18 | 1958-12-16 | Boruvka Otto | Barbecue fork |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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ATE182761T1 (en) | 1999-08-15 |
AU1124195A (en) | 1995-05-29 |
EP0725585B1 (en) | 1999-08-04 |
NL9301952A (en) | 1995-06-01 |
DE69419933D1 (en) | 1999-09-09 |
DE69419933T2 (en) | 2000-04-27 |
EP0725585A1 (en) | 1996-08-14 |
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