Device for manually perforating a sheet of aluminum foil and a method of use

A device for manually perforating a sheet of aluminum foil, comprising:

• a) a first member having a first surface and an oppositely aligned second surface with a thickness therebetween, said first surface having a plurality of apertures formed therein, and each of said plurality of apertures having a depth which is equal to said thickness to said first member;
• b) first and second guide posts formed on said first member which extend upwardly above said first surface;
• c) a second member having an upper surface and a lower surface, at least a portion of said upper surface being ergonomically sculptured to fit a human hand and said lower surface having a plurality of projections extending downwardly therefrom, each of said plurality of projections being sized and configured to be simultaneously inserted into one of said plurality of apertures, and each of said projections having a length which is greater than said depth of each of said plurality of apertures, and each of said projections having a sharp terminal end;
• d) first and second guide holes formed in said second member which are sized and configured to cooperate with said first and second guide posts, said first and second guide posts having no fasteners thus permitting said second member to move vertically relative to said first member and to be separated from said first member when being cleaned, whereby a sheet of aluminum foil placed between said first and second members, when they are spaced apart from one another, can be perforated by pressing said second member against said first member;
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• e) at least two spaced apart feet secured to said second surface of said first member.

A device for manually perforating a sheet of aluminum foil, comprising:

• a) a first member having a first surface and an oppositely aligned second surface with a thickness therebetween, said first member having a periphery, said first surface having a plurality of apertures formed therein, and each of said plurality of apertures extending completely through said thickness to said first member;
• b) first and second guide posts integrally formed on said first member which extend upwardly above said first surface;
• c) a second member having an upper surface and a lower surface, at least a portion of said upper surface being ergonomically sculptured to fit a human hand and said lower surface having a plurality of projections extending downwardly therefrom, said second member having a periphery contiguous with said periphery of said first member, each of said plurality of projections being sized and configured to simultaneously be inserted into one of said plurality of apertures, each of said plurality of projections having a length greater than said thickness of said first member, and each of said plurality of projections having a sharp terminal end;
• d) first and second guide holes formed in said second member which are sized and configured to cooperate with said first and second guide posts, said first and second posts having no fasteners thus permitting said second member to move vertically relative to said first member and to be separated from said first member when being cleaned, whereby a sheet of aluminum foil placed between said first and second members, when they are spaced apart from one another, can be perforated by pressing said second member against said first member;
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• e) four spaced apart feet secured to said second surface of said first member.

A method of manually perforating a sheet of aluminum foil, comprising the steps of:

• a) placing a non-perforated sheet of aluminum foil between a first surface of a first member which is spaced apart from a lower surface of a second member, said first surface having a plurality of apertures formed therein, said second member having an upper surface and at least a portion of said upper surface is ergonomically sculptured to fit a human hand and said lower surface having a plurality of projections extending downwardly therefrom, each of said projections being sized and configured to be simultaneously inserted into one of said plurality of apertures, and each of said projections having a sharp terminal end, a first guide member formed on said first member and a second guide member formed on said second member, said second guide member being sized and configured to cooperate with said first guide member to permit said second member to move vertically relative to said first member;
• b) manually pressing said second member against said first member to cause said plurality of projections to penetrate through said sheet of aluminum foil and form a plurality of perforations in said sheet of aluminum foil;
• c) moving said lower surface vertically away from said first surface such that said plurality of projections are spaced apart from said first surface and from said plurality of perforations formed in said sheet of aluminum foil;
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• d) removing said perforated sheet of aluminum foil from between said first and second members.