1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to cutting tools and more particularly to an effortless kitchen knife having a handle positioned on a rear portion of a spine of the blade.
2. Description of Related Art
In cooking, a kitchen knife is a cutting tool used in food preparation. A modern kitchen knife is a multi-purpose knife designed to perform well at many differing kitchen tasks, rather than excelling at any one in particular. It can be used for mincing, slicing, and chopping vegetables, slicing meat, and disjointing large cuts.
A conventional kitchen knife has a handle and a metal blade having a tang fastened in the handle. In cutting, torque can be seen as a distance from the edge of the blade to the hand holding the handle times the force exerted on the handle by a user. However, it is not labor-saving because the point of application of force (i.e., the edge of the blade) is relatively away from the hand. Thus, the need for improvement still exists.
The object of the invention is to provide a kitchen knife comprising a blade including an edge, a heel, a tang on the rear top portion of the blade, and an opening through the blade and situated under the tang; and a handle releasably secured to the tang and including a flared front end.
The features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken with the accompanying drawings.
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A blade 1 is made of steel, stainless steel, or ceramic and includes an edge 11 served as the entire cutting surface of the knife and extending from the front point to a heel 15, a tang 13 formed on a rear portion of a spine of the knife, two spaced holes 14 through the tang 13, and an opening 12 extending from an intermediate portion to the heel 15 and under the holes 14.
A handle 2 includes two portions each having two spaced pin holes 22 aligned with the holes 14 respectively and two flared parts 21 on front and rear ends respectively. Two rivets 3 are inserted through the pin holes 22 and holes 14 to fasten the handle 2 and the tang 13 (i.e., the blade 1) together.
It is envisaged by the invention that the flared parts 21 are not only ergonomic but also adapted to facilitate the holding of the handle 2 by the hand.
It is further envisaged by the invention that with the tang 13 formed integrally with the blade 1 and the handle 2 mounted on the tang 13 can, in cutting, reduce a distance from the edge 11 of the blade 1 (i.e., the point of application of force) to the hand holding the handle 2 (i.e., the tang 13), thereby can be used more effortlessly and reduce the chance of hand muscle injury.
While the invention has been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention can be practiced with modifications within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.