FR2778863A1 - Manual equipment for cutting slices from cylindrical article - Google Patents

Abstract

The equipment can be used with articles of various diameters. It comprises of a sleeve (1) with an internally curved face (2) which receives the cylindrical article to be cut. The externally curved face (11) has corners (3) formed in it. One end of the sleeve is cut at an angle of 90 degrees (4) and the other end is cut at 45 degrees (5). Both ends of the sleeve are provided with a guard (6).

Description

The present invention relates to a manual device for cutting

  regular slices in a cylindrical object (sausage, bread, carrot, zucchini, cucumber, eggplant, rolled roast, etc.) The slicing of these foods is traditionally done using a knife on a work surface or a cutting board, holding the object to be cut with the left hand (for right-handers) and the other hand, the knife which at any time, in particular depending on the thickness of the cut (thin slices) and the density of the object to be cut (shifting of the blade) places the user at great risk of injury to the fingers. The device according to the invention makes it possible by design:

  - adapt to cylindrical objects of different diameters.

  - make regular cuts (slices), of various thicknesses at 90 o or 45 o, in

guiding the blade of a knife.

  - provide effective protection against the risk of injury with the guards

on the user's fingers.

  To facilitate the understanding of usage, we will take as an example the

  making sausage slices using a knife.

  The device is placed with the left hand on the sausage in the direction of the

  length and side of the desired cut (cut at 90 or 45).

  The device is adjusted in relation to the desired section (thin slices or

thick).

  The left hand exerts pressure on the device which has the effect of blocking the sausage. The blade of the knife held by the right hand is guided throughout the action of

  cut by the guard of the device thus allowing a frank and regular cut.

  At the same time, the guard protects the user's fingers from any drift

untimely blade.

  For each section, the device is repositioned by translating towards

  the left to make a new cut of the desired thickness.

  The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

  Figure 1 shows the device as a whole with the knife holder function.

  Figure 2 shows the use of the device in the cutting of sausage slices. -2-

  Figure 3 shows the cross section of the handle of the device.

  Figure 4 shows the handle of the device seen from above.

  Figure 5 shows the entire device in perspective.

  FIG. 6 represents the device seen from the front from the side of the guard at 90 on an object to be cut of small diameter. FIG. 7 represents the device seen from the front from the side of the guard at 90 on an object to

cut of medium diameter.

  FIG. 8 represents the device seen from the front from the side of the guard at 90 o on an object to

cut large diameter.

  With reference to these drawings, the device according to the invention comprises a central part (1) called a handle, the inner face (2) of which is hollow to adapt to objects

cylindrical (10).

  The outer face (11) has edges (3) to facilitate handling and a

  good retention of the device on the object to be cut (10).

  One end is cut at 90 (4), the other end (5) is cut at 45 (5).

  On each end (4) and (5) is fixed a guard (6), with a recess (8) allowing it to be used on objects of different diameters whose width (C) is sufficient to have the greatest efficiency in guiding the blade of the knife (12) and in protecting the fingers of the user and whose length (L), while protecting the fingers, allows by rotation around the object (10) to be cut sharply section, along an axis (x x ') to find a fulcrum (7) on the work surface to ensure the same

  functions than with a more modest section body as shown in figs 6.7 and 8.

  The guard (6) of the 90 end of the handle (4) has a notch (9) which

  serves as a housing for the handle of a knife (13).

  For the needs of use, the device can be made in different sizes and in different materials with a design adapted to the times while retaining its essential characteristics, namely:

  - to adapt to objects to be cut of different diameters.

  - to block the objects to be cut by pressing on the handle.

  - Guide the knife blade with the guard.

  - protect the user's fingers with the guard.

  - and to serve as a support for a knife as shown in Figure 1 -3-

Claims (4)

Claims   1 / Manual device intended to cut regular slices in a cylindrical object (1 0), of different diameters characterized in that it comprises a handle (1) having a hollow inner face (2) for receiving the cylindrical object to be cut (10), an outer face (11) with edges (3) of which one end (4) is cut at 90 o and the other end (5) at 45, and which are both equipped with a guard (6 ). 2 / Device according to claim 1 /, characterized in that the two guards (6) have a flared recess (8) allowing adaptation to objects (10) to be cut of different diameters.   3 / Device according to claim 1 / or claim 2 / characterized in that the length (L) of the guard (6) allows to find a fulcrum (7) after having pivoted around the object to be cut ( 10) allowing the blade (12) of the knife (13) to be guided to the end of its course.   4 / Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that   that the guard (6) has a width () to protect the fingers of the user.   / Device according to claim 1 /, characterized in that the guard (6) of the end of the handle 90 (4) has a notch (9) serving as a housing for the handle of a knife (13).