Alfi

Arik G. Alfi, Tarzana, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090056145	DOUBLE-BLADED KNIFE - A knife has plastic molded body with a handle and distal portion formed with finger-like extensions that hold a blade with its cutting edges exposed. The extensions form an atraumatic profile with the blade to facilitate cutting of an object by the cutting edge. The atraumatic profile extends along a longitudinal direction of the knife and/or a lateral direction of the knife. In one embodiment, the extensions are tapered in both a longitudinal and a lateral direction of the knife, such that there is a smooth transitional region where the extensions and the blade meet. The knife includes a sliding region proximal the cutting edge of the blade which facilitates a swift cutting motion into dough where the extensions follow and functions as part of the blade. The knife also includes a protective cover that is detachable from the knife, or is movable between a position that covers the blade and a position that exposes the blade. The cover can translate or pivot between the two positions by means of pins that engage a slot formed in the handle. The cover can releasably lock in both positions by means of a latch mechanism. The knife may also include an orientation indicator.	03-05-2009

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090056145	DOUBLE-BLADED KNIFE - A knife has plastic molded body with a handle and distal portion formed with finger-like extensions that hold a blade with its cutting edges exposed. The extensions form an atraumatic profile with the blade to facilitate cutting of an object by the cutting edge. The atraumatic profile extends along a longitudinal direction of the knife and/or a lateral direction of the knife. In one embodiment, the extensions are tapered in both a longitudinal and a lateral direction of the knife, such that there is a smooth transitional region where the extensions and the blade meet. The knife includes a sliding region proximal the cutting edge of the blade which facilitates a swift cutting motion into dough where the extensions follow and functions as part of the blade. The knife also includes a protective cover that is detachable from the knife, or is movable between a position that covers the blade and a position that exposes the blade. The cover can translate or pivot between the two positions by means of pins that engage a slot formed in the handle. The cover can releasably lock in both positions by means of a latch mechanism. The knife may also include an orientation indicator.	03-05-2009

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090056145	DOUBLE-BLADED KNIFE - A knife has plastic molded body with a handle and distal portion formed with finger-like extensions that hold a blade with its cutting edges exposed. The extensions form an atraumatic profile with the blade to facilitate cutting of an object by the cutting edge. The atraumatic profile extends along a longitudinal direction of the knife and/or a lateral direction of the knife. In one embodiment, the extensions are tapered in both a longitudinal and a lateral direction of the knife, such that there is a smooth transitional region where the extensions and the blade meet. The knife includes a sliding region proximal the cutting edge of the blade which facilitates a swift cutting motion into dough where the extensions follow and functions as part of the blade. The knife also includes a protective cover that is detachable from the knife, or is movable between a position that covers the blade and a position that exposes the blade. The cover can translate or pivot between the two positions by means of pins that engage a slot formed in the handle. The cover can releasably lock in both positions by means of a latch mechanism. The knife may also include an orientation indicator.	03-05-2009