FR2886876A1 - Kitchen knife for cutting object in cutlery field, has blade with cutting edge, and gripping handle placed in off-set position on blade with respect to longitudinal axis of blade, where handle is fixed to fixation point of blade - Google Patents

Abstract

The knife has a blade (2) with a cutting edge (14), and handle (3) for gripping, where the handle can be opened and closed. The handle is placed in an off-set position on the blade with respect to a longitudinal axis (15) of the blade. The handle is fixed to a fixation point (9) of the blade between a distal part (6) and a proximal part (7) of the blade. The point (9) is provided at the back part of the blade.

Description

The invention relates to a kitchen utensil, in particular a knife,

  having a particular handle structure.

  Currently, in the field of cutlery, and in particular in the field of knives, the handle is always placed at the back of the blade, and in the axial extension of the blade.

  Although very widespread, such a solution causes some disadvantages for certain uses, particularly in terms of handling the handle by the user and the force that must be exercised. In particular, currently, the grip of the handle is quite uncomfortable and tiring to exert a force on the object to be cut of certain consistency.

  The main object of the present invention is to provide a kitchen utensil, in particular knife, whose structure and position of the handle can overcome the aforementioned drawbacks to facilitate the grip of the handle by a user, in a more convenient way, and to improve the application of the force exerted during cutting.

  Other aims and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the description which follows, which is given for information only, and which is not intended to limit it.

  The invention relates to a kitchen utensil, in particular knife, comprising at least one blade having a cutting edge, and a gripping portion, said handle.

  According to the invention, said handle is disposed in an offset position with respect to the longitudinal axis of the blade.

  The invention will be better understood on reading the following description accompanied by the appended drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a side view of a knife provided with a handle according to the invention, according to a first embodiment; FIG. 2 is a side view of a knife, according to the invention, with a handle comprising a loop in a closed loop, according to a second embodiment; FIG. 3 shows a variant of the knife, illustrated in FIG. open swivel.

  The invention firstly relates to a kitchen utensil, in particular knife, traditionally comprising at least one blade 2 having a cutting edge 14, and a gripping portion, said handle 3; 4; 5.

  According to the invention, and as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, said handle 3; 4; 5 is arranged in an offset position with respect to the longitudinal axis of the blade 2.

  In other words, the longitudinal axis 16; 26; 36 of the handle 3, 4; 5 is not coaxial with the longitudinal axis 15 of the blade 2, but instead arranged, off-axis, along an axis parallel in quasi-parallel, or even 5, with respect to the blade 2 and has its center of gravity, allows to physically have a force exerted on the object to slice much more in a more comfortable and less tiring position.

  According to the present invention, said handle 3; 4; 5, as conceived in the present invention, is secured to the blade 2 of said knife 1, between the distal portion 6 and the proximal portion 7 of the blade.

  Said handle 3; 4; 5 may be made of plastic and / or wood, or using any other material known to those skilled in the art.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, said handle 3; 4; 5 is secured to said blade 2 of said knife 1 in at least one attachment point 9; 10; 11, located above the blade.

  The attachment point 9; 10; 11 is provided on the rear portion of the blade at a distance between the half of the blade and its proximal portion 7. According to a non-limiting embodiment, the attachment point is positioned at the rear third of the blade.

  According to a variant of the present invention, said handle 3; 5 concurrent. 4; In addition, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, said handle 3; is located on the top of the blade 2. 4; As already mentioned above, the position of the handle 3; said knife 1 is in the form of an open handle, as illustrated in particular in FIG. 1. Said handle 3 is a handle with an open handle, an opening 8 separating said handle 3 and the proximal portion 7 of said blade 2 .

  According to a variant of the present invention, said handle 4, as shown in Figure 2, is closed. Said closed handle 4 is then fixed on the blade 2 in at least two attachment points 10, 11, a first attachment point 10 on the top of the blade 2, and a second attachment point 11 on the rear 7 of the blade 2.

  Referring to FIG. 3, in this other variant, said handle 5 is open and is pivotable, as shown by the various dotted positions marked 12, around a point 13 of attachment to the blade 2.

  Also, the handle 5 is then adjustable in different positions according to the section to be performed, and in particular at least in two different positions, by means of a hinge and indexing system. The handle 5 can then be adjusted by pressing a lock / unlock button, not shown, giving the user the choice of the most optimal position according to the task at hand.

  The articulation and indexing systems will advantageously be chosen from solutions known to those skilled in the art, in particular ratchet and notch devices.

  This being so, the handle can be obtained by overmolding on the blade which will present, for this purpose, different connection recesses 91, 92, 93; 101, 102, 103 in which the overmoulding material will take place to provide the required fastening 9; 10.

  A similar arrangement may be taken for the second attachment point 11 of the handle, in this case closed, as indicated 111, 112, 113 in Figure 2.

  Of course, other modes of implementation, within the reach of those skilled in the art, could have been envisaged without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims (9)

  1. Kitchen utensil (1), in particular knife (1), comprising at least one blade (2) having a cutting edge (14), and a gripping portion, said handle (3; 4; 5), characterized in that said handle (3; 4; 5) is disposed in an offset position relative to the longitudinal axis (15) of the blade (2).   2. Cooking utensil (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the handle (3; 4; 5) is offset on the top of the blade (2).   3. Cooking utensil (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the handle (3; 4; 5) is secured to the blade (2) between its distal portion (6) and its proximal portion (7).   Kitchen utensil (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises at least one attachment point (9; 10; 13) for securing the blade (2) and said handle (3; 4; 5). .   Kitchen utensil (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said handle (3; 5) is open.   Kitchen utensil (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said handle (4) is closed.   7. Cooking utensil (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that said closed handle (4) is fixed on the blade (2) in at least two attachment points (10, 11), a first point of attachment ( 10) on the top of the blade and a second attachment point (11) on the back of the blade.   Kitchen utensil (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that said open handle (5) is pivotable (12) about an attachment point (13) on the blade (2).   Kitchen utensil (1) according to claim 8, characterized in that said handle (5) can be adjusted in at least two different positions (12) by means of a hinge and indexing system. .