Abstract
This invention is a partially-serrated disposal pizza cutting apparatus. The invention is an affordable, safe, easy-to-use, single body cutting device with a graspable handle joined at a static contact point to a round cutting portion having a circumference that has both serrated and non-serrated segments to slice and separate customized pizza portions.
Claims
1. A cutting device comprising: a graspable handle portion and a cutting member portion joined at a static contact point.
2. The cutting device of claim 1, wherein the graspable handle portion has a smooth curved upper side, a lower side with concave inlets to receive the fingers of a user, a rounded blunt handle end, and a splayed end having a top part and a bottom part.
3. The cutting device of claim 2, wherein the top part of the splayed end is adapted to receive the thumb of a user.
4. The cutting device of claim 2, wherein the cutting member portion is rounded in shape further comprising an outside edge having a fixed portion which is serrated.
5. The cutting device of claim 4, wherein the fixed serrated portion begins adjacent to the bottom part of the splayed end and extends outward from the graspable handle portion a fixed distance along the circumference of the cutting member portion.
6. The method of using a cutting device comprising: a graspable handle portion having a smooth curved upper side, a lower side with concave inlets to receive the fingers of a user, a rounded blunt handle end, and a splayed end having a top part and a bottom part and a cutting member portion which is rounded in shape further comprising a circumference having a serrated segment joined at a static contact point comprising the steps of: grasping the cutting device at the handle portion with a user's hand, wrapping fingers around the handle portion, allowing fingers to engage the handle portion at the concave inlets on the lower side of the handle portion, and thumb to rest against the top part of the splayed end, selecting a starting point of a pizza to slice into, preferably along the outer perimeter, inserting the serrated portion of the cutting member portion into the pizza at said point, applying downward and forward pressure at the same time moving the cutting device across the pizza in a straight line from one end to the other, then reversing direction and pulling the cutting device back towards the starting point while applying downward pressure, lifting the cutting device away from the pizza when reaching the starting point, and selecting another point to repeat the same steps based on the desired size and shape of pizza slices.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the graspable handle portion has a smooth curved upper side, a lower side with concave inlets to receive the fingers of a user, a rounded blunt end, and a splayed end with a top part and a bottom part.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the top part of the splayed end is adapted to receive the thumb of a user.
9. (canceled)
10. The method of claim 8, wherein the serrated segment begins adjacent to the bottom part of the splayed end and extends outward from the graspable handle portion a fixed distance along the circumference of the cutting member portion.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] Possible and preferred features of the present invention will now be described with particular reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it is to be understood that the features illustrated in and described with reference to the drawings are not to be construed as limiting on the broad scope of the invention. In the drawings:
[0023] FIG. 1 depicts an angled front view of the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter.
[0024] FIG. 2 depicts the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter from a straight front view in an upright position, and also depicts the measured difference between the serrated and non-serrated segments of the circumference of the round cutting portion.
[0025] FIG. 3 depicts a view of the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter laid on its side with the smooth arched upper side of the graspable handle portion and the non-serrated segment of the circumference of the round cutting portion facing forward.
[0026] FIG. 4 depicts the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter from a straight front view.
[0027] FIG. 5 depicts a view of the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter laid on its side with the lower side of the graspable handle portion with concave inlets and the serrated segment of the circumference of the cutting portion facing forward.
[0028] FIG. 6 depicts a view of the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter looking from the blunt rounded handle end towards the cutting portion when in an upright position.
[0029] FIG. 7 depicts a view of the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter looking from the cutting portion towards the rounded bunt handle end when in an upright position.
[0030] FIG. 8 depicts the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter in the hand of a user engaged in the act of cutting a slice of pizza.
[0031] FIG. 9 depicts a view from the side of the pizza, the front half of the pizza removed, with the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter engaged in the act of cutting a slice of pizza.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0032] Turning now to the figures, FIG. 1 depicts the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter from an angled front view to showcase its features and dimensions. The pizza cutter consists of a graspable handle portion (2) and a cutting member portion (4). The graspable handle portion (2) and the cutting member portion (4) are joined at a static contact point (6). The graspable handle portion (2) has a smooth arched upper side (8), a lower side (10) with concave inlets (12) to receive the fingers of the user, a blunt rounded handle end (14), and a flared T-shaped end (16) with a top part (17) and a bottom part (18). Along the flared T-shaped end (16) is where the graspable handle portion (2) meets the cutting member portion (4) at the static contact point (6). The top part (17) of the flared T-shaped end (16) is adapted to receive the thumb of the hand of the user. The graspable handle portion (2) is uniform in its thickness and is proportionately thicker than the cutting member portion (4), which is rounded in shape and uniform in its thickness. The circumference of the cutting member (4) has a serrated segment (20) and a non-serrated segment (22). The serrated segment (20) of the circumference of the cutting member portion (4) starts adjacent to the bottom part (18) of the flared T-shaped end (16) and extends outward from the graspable handle portion (2) a fixed distance along the circumference of the cutting member portion (4).
[0033] FIG. 2 depicts the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter from a straight front view in an upright position. The serrated segment (20) of the circumference of the cutting member portion (4) starts adjacent to the bottom part (18) of the flared T-shaped end (16) and extends outward from the graspable handle portion (2) a fixed distance (24) along the circumference of the cutting member portion (4).
[0034] FIG. 3 depicts a view of the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter laid on its side with the smooth arched upper side (8) of the graspable handle portion (2) and the non-serrated segment (22) of the circumference of the cutting member portion (4) facing forward. The top part (17) of the flared T-shaped end (16) is depicted as well.
[0035] FIG. 4 depicts the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter from a straight front view. The graspable handle portion (2) and the cutting member portion (4) are joined at a static contact point (6). The graspable handle portion (2) has a smooth arched upper side (8), a lower side (10) with concave inlets (12) to receive the fingers of the user, a blunt rounded handle end (14), and a flared T-shaped end (16) with a top part (17) and a bottom part (18). The cutting member portion (4) is round in shape with a circumference having a serrated segment (20) and a non-serrated segment (22).
[0036] FIG. 5 depicts a view of the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter laid on its side with the lower side (10) of the graspable handle portion (2) with concave inlets (12) and the serrated segment (20) of the circumference of the cutting member portion (4) facing forward. The bottom part (18) of the flared T-shaped end (16) is depicted as well.
[0037] FIG. 6 depicts a view of the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter looking from the blunt rounded handle end (14) towards the cutting member portion (4) when in an upright position such that the top part (17) and the bottom part (18) of the flared T-shaped end (16) and a small portion of the serrated segment (20) of the circumference of the cutting member portion (4) are also visible as the graspable handle portion (2) is uniformly thicker than the cutting member portion (4).
[0038] FIG. 7 depicts a view of the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter looking from the cutting portion (4) towards the blunt rounded handle end (14) when in an upright position such that the top part (17) and the bottom part (18) of the flared T-shaped end (16) and the serrated segment (20) and non-serrated segment (22) of the circumference of the cutting member portion (4) are also visible as the graspable handle portion (2) is uniformly thicker than the cutting member portion (4).
[0039] FIG. 8 depicts the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter in the hand of a user engaged in the act of cutting a slice of pizza. The user is depicted holding the graspable handle portion (2) of the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter, the fingers engaged in the concave inlets on the lower side (10) and the thumb received by the top part (17) of the flared T-shaped end (16). The cutting portion (4) is engaged with the pizza.
[0040] FIG. 9 depicts a view from the side of the pizza, the front half of the pizza from FIG. 8 removed, with the partially-serrated disposable pizza cutter engaged in the act of cutting a slice of pizza, showing the cutting member portion (4) engaged with the pizza at both the serrated (20) and non-serrated (22) segments of the circumference of the cutting portion (4).
[0041] While the figures depict a handle sized for an average adult and the circumference of the cutting member being 25% serrated, one skilled in the art will recognize that multiple versions of each are anticipated.
[0042] Throughout the specification and claims the word “comprise” and its derivatives are intended to have an inclusive rather than exclusive meaning unless the contrary is expressly stated or the context requires otherwise. That is, the word “comprise” and its derivatives will be taken to indicate the inclusion of not only the listed components, steps or features that it directly references, but also other components, steps or features not specifically listed, unless the contrary is expressly stated or the context requires otherwise.
[0043] It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many modifications and variations may be made to the methods of the invention described herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
