Patent ID: 7607706
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: A21B,A47J

Abstract:
1. A pizza peel comprising: a handle having a blade mounting end and a grip end, the handle having a longitudinal axis that extends from the blade mounting end to the grip end; a blade having a mounting portion and a blade edge configured to support a pizza wherein the mounting portion and the blade edge are configured to lie in different planes; a bolt engaging the blade mounting end of the handle and the mounting portion of the blade, the bolt having a longitudinal axis that is generally perpendicular to a plane of the blade edge and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle; a knob configured to be gripped by a user's hand and engaging the bolt so that the blade mounting end of the handle is secured to the mounting portion of the blade, wherein the handle is configured to rotate about 180 degrees between a deployed position, wherein the grip end extends away from the blade edge, and a storage position, wherein the grip end is adjacent to the blade edge, further wherein the handle may be locked in a selected position by tightening the knob with respect to the bolt; and the mounting end of the handle comprises an indentation that is configured to receive the mounting portion of the blade when the handle is in the deployed position.