Cutting – With work immobilizer – Means to clamp work
Reexamination Certificate
2003-05-12
2004-10-19
Choi, Stephen (Department: 3724)
Cutting
With work immobilizer
Means to clamp work
C083S762000, C083S932000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06805031
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to food handling devices and, more specifically, to a finger shield for use by a person slicing elongate foodstuffs such as carrots, celery, beans and the like to protect the user from accidentally cutting their fingers with the knife during preparation. The device comprises a substantially semi-circular body having a flange member extending perpendicularly outward from one edge thereof. A compression element may also be included for stabilizing the vegetable during slicing.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There are other protective devices designed for food handling. Typical of these is U.S. Pat. No. 941,798 issued to W. J. Moore on Nov. 30, 1909.
Another patent was issued to A. Lanzkron on Feb. 26, 1929 as U.S. Pat. No. 1,703,154. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 2,219,413 was issued to M. R. Dellar on Oct. 29, 1938 and still yet another was issued on Jun. 3, 1941 to W. C. Ledbetter as U.S. Pat. No. 2,244,072.
Another patent was issued to L. P. Brust on Apr. 7, 1959 as U.S. Pat. No. 2,881,022. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 3,975,043 was issued to L. J. Miles on Aug. 17, 1976. Another was issued to G. D. Rowell on Jan. 19, 1982 as U.S. Pat. No. 4,310,971 and still yet another was issued on Jan. 19, 1982 to C. Consigny as U.S. Pat. No. 4,507,804.
Another patent was issued to A. D. Lothe on May 6, 1997 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,626,067. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 5,715,736 was issued to R. Cherney on Feb. 10, 1998.
U.S. Pat. No. 1,703,154
Inventor: Anna Lanzkron
Issued: Feb. 26, 1929
A vegetable slicing apparatus comprising relatively adjustable concavo-convex plates, each formed with longitudinally ranging slots, and means carried by the plates to confine the vegetable in a direction at right angles to the plates, said means including end walls carried by the plates and an end wall removably secured in any pair of aligned slots.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,219,413
Inventor: Mose R. Dellar
Issued: Oct. 29, 1940
As a new article of manufacture, a tool comprising a plate portion forming a shield and having opposed flanged retaining jaws offset from one face of the plate portion, a sop associated with one end of said jaws, and a handle supported by said plate solely proximate to the opposite face thereof.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,244,072
Inventor: Wiley C. Ledbetter
Issued: Jun. 3, 1941
An object handling or gripping implement, comprising a pair of elongated substantially rectangular bodies, each of said bodies having a substantially arcuate form longitudinally, means forming a hinge connection between two adjacent end edges of the bodies whereby said bodies lie in side by side relation with the concave sides thereof opposed, means forming gripping teeth along the other edge of each body, said gripping teeth of each body being curved inwardly toward the teeth of the other body, and means carried by each body facilitating the engagement of the fingers and the thumb of a hand in a manner to position the hinge connection between the bodies in the palm of the hand and to facilitate relatively moving the bodies to move the teeth into and out of gripping relation, the said means comprising a strap of flexible material extending transversely of each body upon the side thereof remote from the other body and secured at it's ends to the body across which it extends.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,881,022
Inventor: Leonard P. Brust
Issued: Apr. 7, 1959
A fish gripping device comprising first generally U-shaped and second generally T-shaped arcuately curved sheet metal members with the base of the U-shaped member and the cross-piece of the T-shaped member having adjacent ends hingedly connected together to position concave sides thereof in confronting relation to define an oval opening therebetween, the arms of said U-shaped member providing spaced fingers and the leg of said T-shaped member providing a finger movable between said spaced fingers to grip fish of different sizes between said members and engageable with a stop edge afforded by said U-shaped member at the juncture of said spaced fingers thereof to limit movement of said members toward each other, said fingers and the confronting sides of said having teeth engageable with the fish, and said stop edge on said U-shaped member being generally midway between the hinge connection of said members and the tips of said fingers to provide considerable variations in size of said oval opening during the reception and movement of the finger of the T-shaped member between the spaced fingers of the U-shaped member to capture and securely hold fish between said members and the fingers thereof, said stop member on said U-shaped member being spaced from the hinge connection of said members a predetermined distance substantially the length of the fingers of a hand to prevent engagement of the teeth on the finger of said T-shaped member with the fingers of a hand in engagement with said U-shaped member.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,181,198
Inventor: Fred Stelzen
Issued: May 4, 1965
A hand-held grasping device that is opened and closed by the action of the thumb and forefinger comprising a pair of longitudinally arcuate plate members hinged together at one transverse end with a finger grip provided exteriorly on each plate member, the device being of a size such as to be easily held in the palm of a hand with the thumb and forefinger, each insertable in an adjacent finger grip.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,975,043
Inventor: Leslie John Miles
Issued: Aug. 17, 1976
A gripping device including a pair of side assemblies, each having a substantially constant arcuate cross-sectional configuration throughout its length, projections on its concave inner surface, and free outer edges while their inner edges are hingedly connected together by a hinge to enable said outer edges to be moved towards or away from one another. One said side assembly has along its inner edge a channel and the other is provided with a bead along its inner edge which is pivotally engageable within said channel by relative longitudinal sliding movement therebetween. A torsion-bar spring assembly is disposed adjacent the hinge and connected at its opposite ends into a recess in the respective side assembly and adapted to urge the said side assemblies apart. The parts are so made and arranged that said device may be held within a cupped hand of a user with the outer edges remote from the palm of the hand and disposed substantially parallel to the pivot axis of the user's hand.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,310,971
Inventor: Geoffrey D. Rowell
Issued: Jan. 19, 1982
A hand-held vegetable slicer has a two part molding which defines a window spanned by an array of blades; both parts have teeth enabling them to interfit to form a comb joint and the ends of the blades are imprisoned between adjacent teeth. In one version the two part molding is a sub-assembly which fits into a window in a preformed handle. In another version the handle has both window and teeth on two opposite edges of the window and a separate toothed molding is used to imprison the blades. ABS plastic and alloy are provided.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,507,804
Inventor: Claude Consigny
Issued: Apr. 2, 1985
A finger guard for protection against injury by a knife when cutting foodstuff. The finger guard extends along the back-hand face of an operator finger, and is bendable concurrently with the latter. The finger guard consists of a multiplicity of spaced-apart, interconnected lamellae, with a given upper lamella having a lower portion overlying the upper portion of the corresponding lower lamella; wherein should the blade of a knife hit the finger guard, that blade would subsequently slide downwardly successively from upper to lower lamellae in a frictionless fashion without injury to the finger. Two elongated flexible metal stems extends on each side of and pivotally interconnects with the lamellae. The stems can bend to follow the motion of the finger. An adjustable retaining strap surrounds the front hand face of the finger at an intermediate portion of the finger guard and a basket member, attached to the stems, receives t
Choi Stephen
Kroll Michael I.
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