Patent ID: 8839524
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. A chef knife, the chef knife comprising: a blade, the blade further comprising: a handle fixedly coupled to the blade at the heel, wherein the spine is defined between the point and a spine end, the spine end being spaced from the handle in a direction opposing the cutting edge, wherein the spine defines a flat surface from the point to the spine end, wherein a depth of the blade continuously increases from the point to the heel, wherein the handle protrudes outwardly from a middle portion of the heel in a direction opposing the point, and wherein, under a condition the knife is viewed in profile with the spine above the cutting edge, a portion of the cutting edge at the heel extends underneath a portion of the handle in the direction opposing the point; and a guard member configured proximal the heel, the guard member having a first portion configured on one side of the heel and a second portion spaced from the first portion on an opposed side of the heel where the heel is exposed through the space defined between the first and second portions.