Cutlery – Cutting tools – With guard and/or guide
Reexamination Certificate
1999-07-30
2001-01-09
Watts, Douglas D. (Department: 3724)
Cutlery
Cutting tools
With guard and/or guide
C030S315000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06170160
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to kitchen gadgets.
2. Prior Art
A baked potato is typically opened by holding it with one hand, cutting its top with a conventional knife held in another hand, putting down the knife, and spreading the cut apart by hand. Several steps are required in the process. If the potato is still wrapped in aluminum foil and the knife is not sharp enough, the foil is sometimes pushed into the potato by the knife. Further, holding and spreading an oven-hot potato by hand may be painful.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, objects of the present baked potato opener are:
to cut the top of a potato without having the potato held by a hand;
to cut any aluminum foil wrapped around the potato without pushing it into the potato;
to spread apart the potato without having the potato held by a hand; and
to cut and spread apart the potato in a single step.
Further objects of the present invention will become apparent from a consideration of the drawings and ensuing description.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A baked potato opener is comprised of a pair of side members with connected top ends, downwardly projecting middle portions, and outwardly flared bottom ends. The side members are generally bell shaped in an end view. A cutter is connected to the top ends of the side members, and has a serrated cutting edge positioned between and slightly higher than the bottom ends of the side members. The greatest width between the side members at the bottom ends is about the same as the width of an average potato. To use, the opener is positioned on top of a potato, aligned with its longitudinal axis, and pushed downward. The top of the potato is cut by the cutter. Any aluminum foil wrapped around the potato is cleanly cut by the serrated cutting edge. The sides of the potato are engaged by the flared bottom ends of the side members. The cut is spread apart when the sides of the potato are pressed down by the bottom ends of the side members.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2813335 (1957-11-01), Ritter
patent: 4106196 (1978-08-01), Smithline
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Watts Douglas D.
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