Portable support for food cutter, systems and methods
AssigneeJoel A. St. John
InventorJoel A St. John
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Abstract
A system for cutting food includes a food cutter including feet for mounting the food cutter, a can opener holder comprising a cavity, and a portable support for the food cutter. The portable support includes a substantially planar frame extending in a plane, an attachment device on the frame that connects the feet of the food cutter to the frame, and a shaft protruding from the frame and extending substantially parallel with the plane of the frame. The portable support is releasably attached to the food cutter when the feet are connected to the attachment device, and at least a portion of the shaft is located in the cavity of the can opener holder.
Claims17
A portable support for a food cutter, comprising:
- a substantially planar frame extending in a plane;
- an attachment device on the frame for attaching the frame to the food cutter;
- a shaft protruding from the frame and extending substantially parallel with the plane of the frame,
- wherein the shaft is configured to be inserted into a cavity of a can opener, and the shaft is provided with one of a detachable sleeve and a spacer to increase the dimension of the shaft.
A system for cutting food, comprising:
- a food cutter including feet for mounting the food cutter;
- a can opener holder comprising a cavity;
- and
- a portable support for the food cutter, comprising:
- a substantially planar frame extending in a plane;
- an attachment device on the frame for connecting the feet of the food cutter to the frame;
- and
- a shaft protruding from the frame and extending substantially parallel with the plane of the frame, wherein
- the portable support is releasably attached to the food cutter when the feet are connected to the attachment device, and
- at least a portion of the shaft is located in the cavity of the can opener holder.
A method comprising:
- attaching a food cutter to a portable support via an attachment device, the portable support comprising a substantially planar frame extending in a plane;
- and a shaft protruding from the frame and extending substantially parallel with the plane of the frame;
- and
- inserting at least a portion of the shaft into a cavity of a can opener holder that is fixed to a surface to orient the frame substantially vertically relative to the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.