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Novelty dishware for serving food to children and implements associated with the dishware which function not only as eating utensils but also as play pieces, so that the eating process becomes a play activity which encourages eating. The dishware, which may be in bowl, plate or any other receptacle

Novelty dishware for serving food to children and implements associated with the dishware which function not only as eating utensils but also as play pieces, so that the eating process becomes a play activity which encourages eating. The dishware, which may be in bowl, plate or any other receptacle form adapted to accommodate food, includes a rim constituted by an annular, transparent duct filled with liquid having glitter particles dispersed therein, as well as a permanent-magnet piston. The piston is slidable in the duct to force the liquid to circulate and thereby animate the particles to create a dynamic display. Each implement is provided with a transparent handle that is filled with liquid having glitter particles dispersed therein, the free end of the handle having a permanent magnet actuator attached thereto. The actuator is magnetically linked to the piston when the free end of the handle is placed on the surface of the duct at a position adjacent the piston, whereby sliding movement of the actuator along the surface of the duct is accompanied by sliding movement of the piston within the duct to cause the liquid therein to circulate.

대표청구항 ▼

A receptacle adapted to accommodate food to be eaten by a child by means of an eating implement which is appropriate to the nature of the food, said receptacle comprising: (a) a rounded, rigid vessel with an upper edge for receiving the food; (b) a rim on the vessel formed by an annular perimeter fl

A receptacle adapted to accommodate food to be eaten by a child by means of an eating implement which is appropriate to the nature of the food, said receptacle comprising: (a) a rounded, rigid vessel with an upper edge for receiving the food; (b) a rim on the vessel formed by an annular perimeter flange extending outward from said upper edge of said vessel, a sealed duct attached to said flange, said duct having transparent, upstanding, rigid side walls and a top wall of transparent material; and (c) clear liquid filling the duct and having decorative particles dispersed therein, whereby when the liquid is caused to circulate in the duct, the particles are then animated to create a dynamic display, further including a permanent-magnet piston disposed in said duct and slidable therein, said piston being magnetically engageable by said implement whereby when the piston is advanced in either direction, it acts to propel the liquid to cause it to circulate, so that the child can create a dynamic display in the course of eating food.