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US 2006/0185176 A1Published application
Layer cutting apparatus
OwnerJames Baeten, Vanessa Little +3inventors
InventorsJames Baeten, Vanessa Little, Karalyn Littlefield, Mark Yungner, Robert Zoss
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Abstract
A layer cutting apparatus comprising a tray having an interior defined by a bottom and sidewall. A sleeve is at least partially disposed in the interior of the tray and a cutting line is attached to the sleeve. The cutting line is configured to be removed from the sleeve by pulling the line away from the tray at one point of the sidewall.
Claims26
A layer cutting apparatus comprising:
- a tray having an interior defined by a bottom and a sidewall;
- a sleeve at least partially disposed in the interior of the tray;
- a cutting line attached to the sleeve, the cutting line configured to be removed from the sleeve by pulling the cutting line away from the tray at a first point of the sidewall.
A method of dividing a food product into layers, the method comprising:
- providing a tray containing the food product, the tray having a bottom, a first side, a second side, a front wall, and a back wall;
- suspending a line between the first side and the second side, adjacent to the front wall;
- moving the line along the first side and the second side from a position adjacent to the front wall to a position adjacent to the back wall.
A food package kit comprising:
- a tray having a bottom;
- a food product disposed on the bottom of the tray;
- a sleeve at least partially disposed about the perimeter of the food product;
- a cutting line attached to the sleeve, wherein at least a portion of the cutting line is located between the sleeve and the food product.
1 more element
A layer cutting apparatus comprising:
- a sleeve having at least one side defining an interior, wherein the sleeve is configured to be positioned around the perimeter of a food product;
- an aperture disposed in the sleeve;
- a cutting line attached to at least a portion of the sleeve and extending through the aperture, the cutting line configured to pull away from the interior of the sleeve when the line is pulled outward from the aperture.
A layer cutting apparatus comprising:
- a tray having an interior defined by a bottom and sidewall;
- a first cutting line attached to the sidewall, the first cutting line configured to be removed from the sidewall by pulling the first cutting line away from the tray at one point of the sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.