Cutting assembly
OwnerDavid Pynt, Michael John Laybourne Hort +1inventors
InventorsDAVID PYNT, MICHAEL JOHN LAYBOURNE HORT, JOHN MCBRIEN LEVEY
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Abstract
In one preferred form there is provided a cutting assembly (10) for use in a kitchen. The cutting assembly includes a housing (12) adapted to house a roll of sheet material such as plastic wrap. There is provided a cutting surface (24) having a slit (28); and a slideable cutting arm (22) having a cutting edge (27) adapted for receipt in the slit (28) when moved along the slit (28) to cut the sheet material. The cutting surface (24) includes a high friction gripping surface (74) having a gloss finish for gripping the sheet material on the cutting surface.
Claims20
A cutting assembly for use in a kitchen, the cutting assembly including:
- a housing adapted to house a roll of sheet material such as plastic wrap, a cutting surface having a slit;
- and a slideable cutting arm having a cutting edge adapted for receipt in the slit when moved along the slit to cut the sheet material;
- wherein the cutting surface includes a high friction gripping surface having a gloss finish for gripping the sheet material on the cutting surface.
A kitchen method for cutting sheet material comprising cling wrap typically found in a kitchen, comprising:
- i) drawing a lead edge of the sheet material from a roll over a cutting surface comprising a a high friction gripping surface having a gloss finish for gripping the sheet material on the cutting surface;
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- ii) sliding a cutting means along the slit through the sheet material so as to divide a piece of the sheet material from the roll.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.