Chopsticks
Yim-Fong Yong
Attractive, inexpensive, sanitary and effective chopsticks are formed of elongated, hollow tubular elements formed of relatively rigid, non-toxic plastic having closed upper and lower ends. Corrugated portions are provided near the lower ends which extend substantially entirely about the hollow tube so as to provide an improved gripping surface.
1ClaimsFirst of 9
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A pair of chopsticks eating utensils, each of said chopsticks comprising an elongated, hollow tube formed of rigid non-toxic plastic and having a lower closed end and an upper closed end, said tube having a sidewall of sufficient thickness to make said tube rigid, said tube having an intermediate corrugated portion near said lower closed end, said intermediate corrugated portion comprising a series of axially spaced corrugations extending substantially entirely about said sidewall.
2Description
The present invention relates to oriental eating utensils, namely "chopsticks", and more particularly to improved chopsticks which are attractive, inexpensive and thus readily disposable, sanitary and effective.