Introducing The Four Seasons Flatware

Well, here it is..my concept for revolutionizing flatware! Interchangeable handles. The above drawing is the rendering I submitted with my provisional patent application. The handle designs were created to provide potential manufacturers with an example of different looks.

The key point of this product is to give consumers the option of changing the style/color/theme of their tabletop by changing their utensil handles with just one set of flatware. The potential varieties are endless. For example, a rainbow collection with 4 different colors would be a fun design. Or, a holiday collection is another great idea. The handles can be made of industry standard stainless steel or other durable and washable acrylics such as resin,nylon etc.

Now that the provisional patent has been filed, I can present the concept to manufacturers to find out what they think and advise if the concept is cost prohibitive.

The provisional patent was important for three reasons:

1) It prevents anyone from stealing the idea.
2) It assures manufacturers that the idea is an original(patent infringement) and is not already in the market.
3) Finally, it allows a full year from the date of filing to sample the marketplace to determine if your product/concept has potential(demand,production costs,sustainability).

Marketing spiel(at least for now)-

With Four Seasons Flatware, you can decorate your table with four different seasonal styles of flatware with this one set.

• 18/10 stainless steel
• Machine washable
• Rust/Corrosion resistant
• Scratch resistant
• Water tight seal helical method connecting mechanism

This is a cost saving solution that eliminates the need to purchase four separate sets of flatware. As a result you save time, money and space. Each set includes four five piece place settings and the interchangeable handles for each utensil piece (80 handles in total).

(Illustrations by Shane Burke)