Patent ID: 6564685
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: B26B,B26D,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus for cutting foodstuffs, comprising:(a) a cutting board having an opening therein, said opening passing through the cutting board and extending through a top surface thereof to and through a parallel bottom surface thereof, located in adjacent proximity to one edge of said cutting board; (b) a fulcrum supporting member having a vertically oriented, fulcrum-housing stem and a flanged base, said stem being removably inserted through said opening in said cutting board and extending vertically through and upwardly of said top surface therefrom, and being removably secured thereat to said cutting board by said flanged base abutting said bottom surface, (c) said fulcrum-housing stem housing a plurality of fulcrums therein positioned at spaced apart intervals proceeding vertically upwardly from said cutting board, and including (d) a knife having a blade and a handle, said blade having, proximate its tip or point end, means for removably engaging one of said fulcrums, whereby, when an item to be cut is placed on said cutting board adjacent said vertical stem, and said knife blade engages a convenient one of said fulcrums, cutting of said item is enhanced and facilitated through the lever action of said knife blade and its engaged fulcrum.