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US 10,966,449 B2Granted
Bean end cutting device
OwnerGlenn Caldarolainventor
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Abstract
A handheld bean end cutting device.
Claims27
A bean end cutter comprising,
- a bottom panel having two opposing primary side panels and two opposing end alignment panels each panel in attachment to the bottom panel;
- forming an enclosure wherein;
- the enclosure has a top opening opposing the bottom panel, the top opening formed between the two opposing primary side panels and the two opposing end alignment panels, and further, including auxiliary side panels, each auxiliary side panel extending from an end of each of the end alignment panels, wherein:
- the enclosure is sized for the placement of beans, and including opposing cutting slots extending upward from the bottom panel, each of the opposing cutting slots formed between an edge surface of the auxiliary side panel and an edge surface of the primary side panels and spaced from a respective opposing end alignment panel so that ends of beans placed in the enclosure can be cut off.
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A process of separating bean ends from a plurality of beans comprising;
- inserting a plurality of beans into a bean end cutter comprising:
- a bottom panel having two opposing primary side panels and two opposing end alignment panels each panel in attachment to the bottom panel;
- forming an enclosure
- wherein;
- the enclosure is sized for the placement of beans, the enclosure including a pair of opposing cutting slots formed at edge surfaces at each end of the opposing primary side panels and which extend upward from the bottom panel,
- and then;
- aligning the plurality of beans ends against the inside surface of a first end alignment panel, and then;
- cutting the plurality of the aligned bean ends a distance from the inside surface of the first end alignment panel, using a blade placed through a first pair of opposing cutting slots adjacent to the first end alignment panel, and then;
- shifting the plurality of beans to the other end of the bean cutter so that the bean ends are in substantial contact with the second end alignment panel, and then;
- cutting the remaining bean ends with a blade placed through a second pair of opposing cutting slots adjacent to the second end alignment panel;
- and then, removing the cut beans from the body of the bean end cutter.
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A bean end cutter comprising,
- a bottom panel having two opposing primary side panels and two opposing end alignment panels each panel in attachment to the bottom panel;
- forming an enclosure wherein;
- the enclosure has a top opening opposing the bottom panel, the top opening formed between the two opposing primary side panels and the two opposing end alignment panels, wherein;
- at least one top retaining member is positioned the top opening to assist confinement of beans placed in the enclosure, and further, wherein;
- the enclosure is sized for the placement of beans, and including opposing cutting slots extending upward from the bottom panel, each of the opposing cutting slots formed between an edge surface of the primary side panels and an adjacent end alignment panel so that ends of beans placed in the enclosure can be cut off.
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A bean end cutter comprising,
- a bottom panel having two opposing primary side panels and two opposing end alignment panels each panel in attachment to the bottom panel;
- forming an enclosure wherein;
- the enclosure has a top opening opposing the bottom panel, the top opening formed between the two opposing primary side panels and the two opposing end alignment panels, wherein;
- the end alignment panels are of wider width relative to the opposing primary side panels to minimize egress of beans through the cutting slots, and further, wherein;
- the enclosure is sized for the placement of beans, and including opposing cutting slots extending upward from the bottom panel, each of the opposing cutting slots formed between an edge surface of the primary side panels and an adjacent end alignment panel so that ends of beans placed in the enclosure can be cut off.
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A bean end cutter comprising,
- a bottom panel having two opposing primary side panels and two opposing end alignment panels each panel in attachment to the bottom panel;
- forming an enclosure wherein;
- the enclosure has a top opening opposing the bottom panel, the top opening formed between the two opposing primary side panels and the two opposing end alignment panels, including;
- a removable member which sets within the enclosure to facilitate the removal of cut beans from the cut bean ends, wherein;
- the enclosure is sized for the placement of beans, and including opposing cutting slots extending upward from the bottom panel, each of the opposing cutting slots formed between an edge surface of the primary side panels and an adjacent end alignment panel so that ends of beans placed in the enclosure can be cut off, and
- further wherein a handle is attached to the removable member.
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A bean end cutter comprising,
- an enclosure having a bottom panel having two opposing primary side panels and two opposing end alignment panels each panel in attachment to a bottom panel;
- forming an enclosure wherein;
- the end alignment panels span at least the entire width of the bottom panel, and further, wherein;
- the enclosure has a top opening opposing the bottom panel, the top opening formed between the two opposing primary side panels and the two opposing end alignment panels, wherein the enclosure is sized for the placement of beans, and including opposing cutting slots extending upward from the bottom panel, each of the opposing cutting slots are formed between each of an inside surface at ends of the opposing end alignment panel and an adjacent edge surface of the primary side panel facing the inside surface of the opposing end alignment panel and so that ends of beans placed in the enclosure can be cut off.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.