Patent ID: 8661693

Claim:
A folding pizza wheel, comprising: a cutting wheel having a peripheral sharpened edge and being configured to rotate about a pivot axis, the cutting wheel defining a plane of rotation perpendicular to the pivot axis; a chassis configured to support the cutting wheel for rotation, the chassis having a first side and a second side forming a central slot for receiving the cutting wheel for rotation within the central slot, the chassis further having a forward hood and a rearward hood, the forward hood and rearward hood being positioned adjacent an edge of the cutting wheel; a first handle portion pivotally attached to the chassis; and a second handle portion pivotally attached to the chassis, wherein the first handle portion and the second handle portion are each rotatable between a stowed position in which the first handle portion and the second handle portion are adjacent one another and extend radially away from the cutting wheel, and a deployed position in which the first handle portion and the second handle portion are apart from one another, each of the first handle portion and second handle portion being nonparallel to the cutting wheel plane in the deployed position; the chassis further having a channel formed between the forward hood and the rearward hood, each of the first handle portion and the second handle portion being mounted in the channel; the channel further having a center beam, the center beam forming a surface to limit rotational movement of the first handle portion and the second handle portion; the first handle portion and the second handle portion each being positioned at an angle of greater than 80 degrees with respect to the plane of rotation in the deployed position.