Patent Publication Number: US-9889576-B2

Title: Apparatus for slicing rolled up crepes

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     The recognition is that the commercially-made crepe, traditionally served up on a paper plate, a paper cone or in any other way, is an inconvenient way to consume this product and reduces its market potential. 
     I have solved this problem with the bite slicer apparatus, which slices a crepe into crepe bites on a paper plate ready to be served up. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The invention&#39;s aim is to provide a bite slicer apparatus that slices a crepe into bites. In addition, it is simple to use, easy-to-handle and easy-to-clean. 
     The invention&#39;s object, the bite slicer apparatus, consists of three main parts: the mainboard, the knife-unit and the bite-stabilizer. 
     The mainboard has been designed in the shape of a U-profile with the lower handle fitted on one side and the bearings fitted on the opposite side. 
     Inside the bearings is situated the axis. The knife-unit, which consists of a number of blades, swings 125° on the axis. 
     The bite-stabilizer, which consists of a number of D-rings, swings 160° on the axis. 
     ADVANTAGES 
     The crepe has been made for commercial purposes and has been traditionally served up on either a paper plate, a paper cone or in any other way. The object of the invention, the bite slicer apparatus, has not been known before. It slices up a crepe simply and quickly. 
     The crepe gets sliced by a number of blades simultaneously. This results in the crepe filling remaining inside the bites. 
     A crepe served in this way can be consumed easily, in a civilized manner and increases its market potential. 
    
    
     
       DRAWINGS 
       The further attributes and operations of the invention have been described below, where the invention will be reviewed in detail using a specific example. On the subjunctive illustration 
         FIG. 1  The object of the invention, the bite slicer apparatus in closed position in axonometric view 
         FIG. 2  The object of the invention, the bite slicer apparatus in side-view 
         FIG. 3  The object of the invention, the bite slicer apparatus in opened position in axonometric view 
         FIG. 4  The object of the invention, the bite slicer apparatus in front-view 
         FIG. 5  The object of the invention, the bite slicer apparatus in rear-view 
         FIG. 6  The object of the invention, the bite slicer apparatus knife-unit in axonometric view 
         FIG. 7  The object of the invention, the bite slicer apparatus&#39;s bite-stabilizer in axonometric view 
     
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     On  FIG. 1  the object of the invention the bite slicer apparatus can be seen in its closed position shown in axonometric view. The three main parts, mainboard ( 1 ) knife-unit ( 9 ) and the bite-stabilizer ( 14 ) are clearly visible. 
     The mainboard ( 1 ) of the bite slicer apparatus has been designed in the shape of a U-profile with the lower handle ( 7 ) fitted on one side and secured with a sleeve ( 18 ) fitting and the bearings ( 2 ) have been fitted on the opposite side. Inside the bearings ( 2 ) is the axis ( 3 ) and dome nuts ( 4 ) are fitted on both ends of the axis ( 3 ). 
       FIG. 6  is represented by the knife-unit ( 9 ) independently. It consists of a number of blades ( 11 ) alongside each other and set equidistant using the spacer-rings ( 6 ) as shown on  FIG. 5 , on one side and with the blades&#39; boreholes ( 12 ) fitted on the axis ( 3 ), the other side is connected with the blade connector profile ( 10 ). 
     The bite slicer apparatus&#39; upper handle ( 13 ) is secured on the knife-unit&#39;s ( 9 ) blade connector profile ( 10 ) with sleeve fitting ( 18 ). 
       FIG. 7  is represented by the bite-stabilizer ( 9 ) independently. It is made up of a number of D-rings ( 15 ) alongside each other and set equidistant using the spacer-rings ( 6 ) as shown on  FIG. 5 , on one side with the stabilizer-rings ( 16 ) fitted on the axis ( 3 ), the other side is connected with the D-ring connector profile ( 17 ). 
       FIG. 2  shows the bite slicer apparatus in side view and  FIG. 4  shows the front view of the bite slicer apparatus the knife-unit&#39;s ( 9 ) closing to the mainboard ( 1 ) is beneficially made to leave a practical gap between an exchangeable, unattached silicon sheet ( 8 ), which is fitted on the mainboard ( 1 ), and the edges of the knife-unit&#39;s ( 9 ) blades ( 11 ). 
       FIG. 5  shows the rear view of the bite slicer apparatus where a buffer ( 5 ) has been built in the middle of the row of bearings ( 2 ) and is responsible for stopping the knife-unit ( 9 ) at 125°. 
     The Operation of the Bite Slicer Apparatus 
     The rolled up crepe is placed on the paper plate and we place it in the open position ( FIG. 3 ) of the bite slicer apparatus mainboard&#39;s ( 1 ) silicone sheet ( 8 ). 
     Then we swing the knife-unit ( 9 ) down using the upper handle ( 13 ) until the point it reaches the mainboard ( 1 ) and slices the crepe into bites. 
     After that we close the bite-stabilizer ( 14 ) until the D-rings ( 15 ) sit on the sliced bites. 
     At this point the crepe bites become “fixed” to the paper plate. 
     This is necessary as the 150-180° Celsius hot crepe bites stick in between the blades ( 11 ) and they would move together with the knife-unit ( 9 ) when it is lifted up. The bite-stabilizer ( 14 ) prevents that and the crepe bites remain in perfect shape and in the same position on the paper plate. 
     After this we move the knife-unit ( 9 ) and the bite-stabilizer ( 14 ) into the open position and we remove the paper plate with the sliced up crepe which had been placed on the mainboard&#39;s ( 1 ) silicone sheet ( 8 ).