Easy Use Utensil

Abstract

A utensil in the form of a spoon having a spill resistant bowl. The bowl may have an angled tip at the front portion of the bowl or a secondary reservoir at or near the rear portion of the bowl. In some embodiments, portions of the inner surface of the bowl may be textured near the perimeter edge along the sides of the bowl. The utensil may also have an ergonomic handle having a depression on the top and concavity on the bottom with a flattened portion at the rear end. The flattened portion allows the utensil to stand upright.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A spill-resistant spoon, comprising:
 a. a handle;   b. an arm having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a midpoint in between the first and second ends, wherein the handle is attached to the arm at the first end;   c. a bowl attached to the arm at the second end, wherein the bowl comprises a body having an inner surface and an outer surface terminating along a perimeter edge, thereby defining a first reservoir having a front portion, a rear portion opposite the front portion and attached to the arm, and two opposite side portions adjacent to the front and rear portions, and wherein the inner surface of the body is concave and the outer surface of the body is convex; and   d. a secondary reservoir having an open face positioned at a junction where the arm meets the bowl, wherein the secondary reservoir is entirely on one side of the midpoint, wherein the secondary reservoir is in open fluid communication with the bowl to allow a liquid to flow freely between the secondary reservoir and the bowl when the bowl is tilted up and down from a neutral position, and wherein a portion of the secondary reservoir is above the perimeter edge of the bowl when held in the neutral position.   
     
     
         2 . The utensil of  claim 1 , wherein the perimeter edge along the front portion is angled slightly downwardly relative to the perimeter edge along the two side portions. 
     
     
         3 . The utensil of  claim 2 , wherein the handle is generally bulbous in shape having a top area, a bottom area opposite the top area, a front area adjacent to the arm, and a back area opposite the front area, wherein the handle further comprises a flattened portion on the back area. 
     
     
         4 . The utensil of  claim 3 , wherein the flattened portion defines a center and a plane, wherein the spoon is configured such that an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane through the center of the flattened portion intersects a tip of the bowl, the tip being a point on the bowl farthest from the center of the flattened portion. 
     
     
         5 . The utensil of  claim 4 , wherein the flattened portion has a first depression in the center thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The utensil of  claim 5 , wherein the handle further comprises:
 a. a second depression along the top area towards the front area; and   b. a concavity along the bottom area towards the front area.   
     
     
         7 . The utensil of  claim 6 , wherein inner surface portions adjacent to the perimeter edge along the two side portions comprise a textured surface. 
     
     
         8 . A spill-resistant spoon, comprising:
 a. a handle;   b. an arm having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a midpoint in between the first and second ends, wherein the handle is rigidly connected to the arm at the first end;   c. a bowl attached to the arm at the second end, wherein the bowl comprises a body having an inner surface and an outer surface terminating along a perimeter edge, thereby defining a first reservoir having a front portion, a rear portion opposite the front portion and attached to the arm, and two opposite side portions adjacent to the front and rear portions, and wherein the inner surface of the body is concave and the outer surface of the body is convex; and   d. a secondary reservoir having an open face positioned at a junction where the arm meets the bowl, wherein the secondary reservoir is in open fluid communication with the bowl to allow a liquid to flow freely between the secondary reservoir and the bowl when the bowl is tilted up and down from a neutral position, and wherein a portion of the secondary reservoir is above the perimeter edge of the bowl when held in the neutral position.   
     
     
         9 . The utensil of  claim 8 , wherein the perimeter edge along the front portion is angled slightly downwardly relative to the perimeter edge along the two side portions. 
     
     
         10 . The utensil of  claim 9 , wherein the handle is generally bulbous in shape having a top area, a bottom area opposite the top area, a front area adjacent to the arm, and a back area opposite the front area, wherein the handle further comprises a flattened portion on the back area. 
     
     
         11 . The utensil of  claim 10 , wherein the flattened portion defines a center and a plane, wherein the spoon is configured such that an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane through the center of the flattened portion intersects a tip of the bowl, the tip being a point on the bowl farthest from the center of the flattened portion. 
     
     
         12 . The utensil of  claim 11 , wherein the flattened portion has a first depression in the center thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The utensil of  claim 12 , wherein the handle further comprises:
 a. a second depression along the top area towards the front area; and   b. a concavity along the bottom area towards the front area.   
     
     
         14 . The utensil of  claim 13 , wherein inner surface portions adjacent to the perimeter edge along the two side portions comprise a textured surface. 
     
     
         15 . A spill-resistant spoon, comprising:
 a. an arm having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a midpoint in between the first and second ends;   b. a bowl attached to the arm at the second end, wherein the bowl comprises a body having an inner surface and an outer surface terminating along a perimeter edge, thereby defining a first reservoir having a front portion, a rear portion opposite the front portion and attached to the arm, and two opposite side portions adjacent to the front and rear portions, and wherein the inner surface of the body is concave and the outer surface of the body is convex; and   c. a secondary reservoir having an open face defined by a secondary perimeter edge positioned at a junction where the arm meets the bowl, wherein the secondary reservoir is entirely on one side of the midpoint and adjacent to the bowl, wherein the secondary reservoir is in open fluid communication with the bowl to allow a liquid to flow freely between the secondary reservoir and the bowl when the bowl is tilted up and down from a neutral position, and wherein a portion of the secondary reservoir is above the perimeter edge of the bowl when held in the neutral position.   
     
     
         16 . The utensil of  claim 15 , wherein the secondary perimeter edge is smaller than the perimeter edge of the bowl. 
     
     
         17 . The utensil of  claim 16 , wherein the perimeter edge along the front portion is angled slightly downwardly relative to the perimeter edge along the two side portions. 
     
     
         18 . The utensil of  claim 17 , wherein inner surface portions adjacent to the perimeter edge along the two side portions comprise a textured surface.