Fork with timer
Patent 5421089 Issued on June 6, 1995. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 26, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 26, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesCuttlery Eating utensil for indicating when food may be eaten therewith and a method for using the utensil Sound emitting utensils Cutlery piece Patent #: 5189793 InventorsApplicationNo. 249191 filed on 05/26/1994US Classes:30/142, Cutlery30/322FORKSExaminersPrimary: Payer, Hwei-SiuInternational ClassA47J 043/28AbstractA fork with timer comprising a fork having a head, a plurality of spaced tines extended from the head, and a handle extended from the head remote from the tines; timer circuitry connected to the handle of the fork and adapted for providing a cue after an elapsed period of time for indicating to user that another bite of food using the fork may be taken; a replaceable power source connected to the fork and coupled to the timer circuitry with the power source adapted for energizing the timer circuitry; and a switch connected to the fork and coupled between the power source and the timer circuitry with the switch having one orientation for energizing the timer circuitry and another orientation for de-energizing the timer circuitry. | |
