Patent ID: 8171833

Claim:
A rail system cheese cutter apparatus comprising: an arched cutting surface having an upper surface and an underside; a rail; a first rail bracket and a second rail bracket; an arched pivotal arm into which a removable cutting wire is securely mounted; a rotational bearing attached to a first end of said arched pivotal arm; a gripping component attachment member attached to a second end of said arched pivotal arm; wherein said gripping component attachment member further includes an aperture; and a detachable gripping component; wherein said rail contains measurement indicia for cutting slices of a dimension conforming to said measurement indicia; wherein said rail includes a milled portion; wherein said milled portion is flattened for insertion into a slot within said rotational bearing; wherein said rotational bearing and said arched pivotal arm are a single component; and wherein said arched pivotal arm moves laterally along the rail and rotates about the rail.