Hand-held device with two parallel cutting elements for simultaneously dividing a standard bread roll into three parts.
A hand-held device with parallel cutting elements addresses the challenge of dividing baked goods into three equal pieces with a single cut, ensuring shape stability and safety.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NIGGENABER STEFAN DIPL.-ING AGR (FH)
- Filing Date
- 2026-02-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-03
AI Technical Summary
Existing devices fail to efficiently divide baked goods like rolls into three equal pieces with a single cutting operation while maintaining shape stability, leading to difficulty and increased risk of injury due to multiple cuts.
A hand-held device with two parallel cutting elements on a common carrier, ensuring simultaneous horizontal cuts to produce three equal pieces.
Enables safe and reproducible cutting of baked goods into three equal parts with maintained shape stability and reduced operations.
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Abstract
Description
Technical field
[0001] The invention relates to a hand-held cutting device for food, in particular for baked goods such as rolls, buns, bread rolls, etc. State of the art
[0002] Baked goods such as rolls (buns, buns, etc.) are usually cut horizontally in half with a knife. If a roll is to be divided into three horizontal pieces, several cutting operations are required. After the first cut, however, the roll loses its shape, making further cuts difficult, increasing the risk of injury, and potentially resulting in uneven pieces. Multi-cutting tools are known from other areas of food processing, but not in a simple, hand-held device for commercially available rolls, buns, buns, or bread rolls that can divide the latter into three essentially equal, horizontal pieces with a single cutting operation. Object of the invention
[0003] The object of the invention is to provide a device with which a baked good can be divided into three essentially equal pieces in a single cutting operation, while maintaining shape stability during cutting. Solution to the task
[0004] The problem is solved by a device with two parallel cutting elements arranged in a common carrier, in particular a handle, and maintaining a fixed distance from each other, so that during the horizontal cutting process two cuts are made simultaneously, producing three essentially equal-sized pieces. The simultaneous cutting ensures that the baked goods retain their shape during the cutting process. Advantages of the invention
[0005] The invention enables: - the simultaneous execution of two cuts while maintaining shape stability - an essentially even division into three parts of a standard bread roll / bun / roll or similar. - simple and safe handling - a reproducible cutting result - a reduction in the required cutting operations Description of an exemplary embodiment
[0006] In a preferred embodiment, the device comprises two parallel cutting blades which are attached to a common handle.
[0007] The cutting blades have a fixed distance between them, which is chosen so that when a standard bread roll is cut horizontally, three essentially equal pieces are produced.
[0008] The cutting blades are arranged in such a way that they simultaneously penetrate the baked goods and cut through them completely.
[0009] The device is designed as a hand-held cutting tool.
[0010] The above embodiment of the invention is described using the following examples: Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5 to Fig. 6 explained below. Fig. 1: Top view Fig. 2: Side view Fig. 3: Front view / square handle Fig. 4: Front view / round handle Fig. 5: Perspective view (example with round handle) Fig. 6: Dividing a standard bread roll into thirds (diagram) Reference symbol list 1 cutting element / cutting blade 2 Holding device / handle 3 pieces / thirds of a roll
Claims
Device for cutting a baked good, in particular a roll, a bread roll, a bun or similar, characterized in that the device has two spaced-apart and parallel cutting elements arranged in a carrier and designed in such a way that they penetrate the baked good simultaneously in a single cutting operation and separate it into three pieces. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cutting elements are cutting blades. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cutting elements have a fixed distance from each other. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cutting elements are arranged in a common holder or handle. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the distance between the cutting elements is selected such that three essentially equal-sized sections are produced. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cutting elements are fixedly, releasably or interchangeably attached. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cutting elements are toothed. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device is designed as a hand-held cutting tool.