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叉勺 Spork

(重定向自Sporks)
四种不一样的叉勺
一个轻量级的雪峰牌钛叉勺

叉勺,又称叉匙,是叉子和匙子的混合体。它外形像匙子,在末端有叉的齿。

英语里的spork是spoon(匙)和fork(叉)的混成词。1909年的Century Dictionary补充版收录了此字。

有不少快餐店如Taco Bell、KFC都会在食物附上即用即弃的叉勺。叉勺也广受背包客欢迎,好处是节省空间。

叉勺在18世纪末已大量生产。美国专利局曾多次发出叉勺形的设计的专利权。专利编号147,119是一个结合叉、匙和刀的工具设计,在1874年2月发出,拥有者名为Samuel W. Francis。这个工具和现代的叉勺很像。其他相似的设计有专利编号904,553(1908年11月24日发出,Harry L. McCoy)、编号1,044,869(1912年11月,Frank Emmenegger)。后者是一个有叉状边缘的匙子。

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Spork 叉勺

(重定向自Sporks)
Four types of sporks
A lightweight Snow Peak brand titanium spork
Drawing from a 1998 spork design patent
A Japanese spork

A spork is a hybrid form of cutlery taking the form of a spoon-like shallow scoop with two to four fork tines. Spork-like utensils, such as the terrapin fork or ice cream fork, have been manufactured since the late 19th century; patents for spork-like designs date back to at least 1874, and the word "spork" was registered as a trademark in the US and the UK decades later. They are used by fast food restaurants, schools, prisons, the military, backpackers and in airline meals.

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