3 the four prongs 1A, 1B and 2A', 2B' have the same length.ġ. with the axis (X-X) of the shank 7 and of the handle 4, the carving-fork can be of use to a waiter to serve spaghetti or the like which are wound round the ends of the forward prongs 1A, 1B projecting with respect to the prongs 2A, 2B. 1 and 2, the pair of forward prongs (1A, 1B) have a length greater than that of the back prongs (2A, 2B) so that the plane Y-Y of the prongs' points forms an angle of about 60.degree. The prongs 1A, 1B and 2A, 2B project from the junction portions 5, 6 in a direction generally parallel to the shank 7 so that the points of the prongs 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B can run easily into the food helping to be taken from the course dish at four points corresponding to the corners of a rectangle or a square so as to have a good hold particularly of the food helpings having curved surfaces like for example a leg of chicken, a sausage or the like or also of the whole body of a bird, a stuffed trotter or the like to be divided into portions. The prongs of each pair 1A, 1B and 2A, 2B are connected to each other by means of a junction portion 5 and 6 respectively, which are bent to each other and are connected to an end of the shank 7. The so-called carving-fork is made of metallic material and the handle 4 thereof can be made of any suitable material, for example, a thermoinsulating material.Ī metallic shank is designated by the numeral 7 and is partially inserted at one end in the handle 4 and it is fastened at the second end 8 to two pairs of prongs 1A, 1B and 2A, 2B, said prongs being parallel to one another. 2 is a perspective view of said carving-fork of FIG. 1 is a side view of the carving-fork according to the preferred embodiment įIG. The accompanying drawings show two embodiments of the carving-fork according to the present invention, wherein:įIG. to be formed between the axis X-X of the carving-fork shank and of the handle thereof and the plane Y-Y passing by the points of the carving-fork. In the preferred embodiment the length of the prongs of the forward pair is greater than that of the prongs of the back pair by an amount such as to cause an angle of about 60.degree. The length of the forward prongs is greater than or equal to that of the back prongs. In the carving-fork in question the four prongs are arranged parallel to one another at the four corners of a parallelepiped having a rectangular cross-section and then they run into the food in four points placed at the corners of a rectangle or square. Said carving-fork is particularly useful when helpings of poultry or game, sausages or the like are offered to the consumer in a self-service or when beefsteak or sirloins or generally food have to be taken, that owing to their form or dimension and/or their particular shape could more easily slip out of a traditional fork, the prongs of which are very near and aligned with one another. If the carving-fork is used by the chef, said chef can drive it into the body of a bird, a whole roast, a stuffed trotter or the like in order to divide them in portions. The present invention relates to a carving-fork with four pointed, parallel prongs, which are connected in pairs facing to and spaced from one another, said carving-fork being designed to allow food to be taken from a container or a course dish by a chef and in case of a self-service to take food to be eaten or to be divided in slices, pieces, helpings or the like without any danger that the portion of the selected food can slip and fall down during the transfer from the course dish to the plate of the consumer.
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