Hand cleaning tool including individual finger scrapers
View Patent ↗A hand cleaning tool for the kitchen is described. The hand cleaning tool includes a tool body, a number of connection points, and a number of finger scrapers. Each of the finger scrapers is connected to the tool body at one of the connection points. Each of the finger scrapers is shaped to form a partial annulus. Each partial annulus includes an inner surface disposed at an inner radius from a center of the partial annulus, an outer surface disposed at an outer radius from the center of the partial annulus, and a finger scraper body formed between the inner surface and the outer surface and forming an arc of the partial annulus. The finger scraper body is coupled to a connection point of the plurality at a midpoint of the arc along the outer surface. The finger scrapers may be removably couplable from the tool body at a coupling joint.
1 . A hand cleaning tool comprising:
a square or rectangular tool body comprising four edges and at least one flat surface, and at least one of the four edges comprises a bevel;
a plurality of connection points, each of the connection points positioned on an edge of the tool body, wherein the at least one beveled tool body edge is free of connection points;
a plurality of finger scrapers extending outwards from the edge of the tool body, each finger scraper of the plurality connected to the tool body at one of the plurality of connection points, and shaped to form a partial annulus, each partial annulus comprising:
an inner surface disposed at an inner radius from a center of the partial annulus, wherein the inner radius of a first finger scraper of the plurality of finger scrapers is a different radius than the inner radius of a second finger scraper of the plurality of finger scrapers,
an outer surface disposed at an outer radius from the center of the partial annulus,
a finger scraper body formed between the inner surface and the outer surface and forming an arc of the partial annulus, wherein the arc of the partial annulus is at least 180 degrees, and the finger scraper body is coupled to a connection point of the plurality at a midpoint of the arc along the outer surface.
2 . The hand cleaning tool of claim 1 , wherein the at least one flat surface of the tool body further comprises: a top surface; and a bottom surface.
3 . The hand cleaning tool of claim 2 , wherein each connection point of the plurality of connection points is disposed at a midpoint of a side surface of the square or rectangular tool body.
4 . The hand cleaning tool of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the tool body is at least 3 mm.
5 . The hand cleaning tool of claim 1 , wherein the arc of a first finger scraper of the plurality of finger scrapers is a different arc than the arc of a second finger scraper of the plurality of finger scrapers.
6 . The hand cleaning tool of claim 1 , wherein an extended connection point of the plurality of connection points comprises an extension member, the extension member formed to extend the connection point away from the tool body.
7 . The hand cleaning tool of claim 6 , wherein a finger scraper of the plurality of finger scrapers is connected to the extension member of the extended connection point of the plurality of connection points.
8 . The hand cleaning tool of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of finger scrapers are removably couplable from the tool body at the plurality of connection points.
9 . The hand cleaning tool of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of connection points and the plurality of connection points form a coupling joint.