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US 11,559,914 B2Granted
Cutting apparatus for foodstuffs
AssigneeFrito-Lay North America, Inc.
InventorChumpol Pongpairote
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a cutting surface that contains at least one cutting element having a top. The cutting element also has an interior sidewall extending from the cutting surface to the top with an interior sidewall angle, an exterior sidewall extending from the cutting surface to the top with an exterior sidewall angle and a shoulder provided on the interior sidewall between the base and the top. The interior sidewall angle is different than the exterior sidewall angle.
Claims13
An apparatus comprising:
- a cutting surface having a plurality of cutting elements with each cutting element comprising:
- a top with a flat surface with a width;
- an interior sidewall extending from a base of the cutting element to the top with an interior sidewall angle;
- an exterior sidewall extending from the base of the cutting element to the top with an exterior sidewall angle, wherein a portion of the exterior sidewall of one of the plurality of cutting elements touches a portion of the exterior sidewall of an adjacent one of the plurality of cutting elements and wherein an interstitial gap is located between one of the plurality of the cutting elements and an adjacent one of the plurality of the cutting elements;
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- a shoulder provided on the interior sidewall between the base of the cutting element and the top, the shoulder having (i) a base substantially parallel to the base of the cutting element, (ii) a width that is greater than the width of the top flat surface, and (iii) a shoulder sidewall being angled with respect to an imaginary line normal to the top ranging from about 8° to about 12°;
- wherein the interior sidewall angle is greater than the exterior sidewall angle and greater than the shoulder sidewall angle by about 5° or more.
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