Patent Application
20220001527
This invention relates generally to knives, and more particularly to a two-handled knife adapted to be gripped by two human hands.
A knife typically includes a single handle that a user can grasp. The handle includes a hilt or base, from which extends an elongate blade shaped and adapted for cutting objects. In the field of weddings, it is common to sell knives in pairs, one for the groom and one for the bride, for ceremonial use in cutting a wedding cake. However, the prior art does not teach a knife having two handles spaced a width apart, each adapted to each by a human hand, which a bride and groom can use together, simultaneously, for cutting a wedding cake. The present invention fulfills these needs and provides further advantages as described in the following summary.
The present invention teaches certain benefits in construction and use which give rise to the objectives described below.
The present invention provides a two-handled knife comprising an elongate blade extending from a base to a tip and having a lower edge and an upper edge. The two-handled knife further comprises a pair of handles each extending from the base of the blade to a grip portion, wherein the pair of handles are laterally spaced such that the grip portions are spaced a width apart. The width is large enough to accommodate a human hand around each grip portion.
A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a two-handled knife having advantages not taught by the prior art.
Another objective is to provide a two-handled knife adapted to be gripped by two human hands for simultaneously cutting a cake.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following more detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the invention.
The accompanying drawings illustrate the present invention. In such drawings:
The above-described drawing figures illustrate the invention, a two-handled knife 10 adapted to be simultaneously gripped by two persons for jointly making a cut, typically making a first cut into a cake.
In this embodiment, the base 22 of the two-handled knife 10 is an elongate extension of the blade 20, but in other embodiments, the base 22 may be other shapes, or similar to other commonly found base structures, e.g., having a discoid base, heel, cross-guard, etc.
A pair of handles 30 extend from the base 22, each handle extending to a grip portion 32. The handles 30 may be shaped, configured, and attached to the blade 20 in a variety of ways, with one embodiment discussed in greater detail below.
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In some embodiments, the pair of handles 30 are integrally formed with the grip portions 32, but in other embodiments, the grip portions 32 may be removably attached. In this embodiment, the grip portions 32 may be textured. In some embodiments, the grip portions 32 are of a different material than the rest of the pair of handles 30 e.g., being made of lacquered material, rubber, plastic, metal, etc., or they may be constructed of the same material. The grip portions 32 and/or pair of handles 30 may further include axially extending stoppers 36 on terminal ends 34 of the pair of handles 30. Other features may be included within the grip portions 32, such as decorative detailing, or any other feature which may be devised by one skilled in the art.
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In use, the two people may use the two-handled knife 10 simultaneously, each holding one of the grip portions 32. This is particularly adapted for ceremonial purposes, such as cutting a wedding cake; however, alternative uses may be devised for this knife 10, and such alternatives should be considered within the scope of the present invention. Further, while one embodiment is disclosed herein, other embodiments may also be devised according to the teachings of the present invention, which is considered within the scope of the present invention.
As used in this application, the words “a,” “an,” and “one” are defined to include one or more of the referenced item unless specifically stated otherwise. The terms “approximately” and “about” are defined to mean+/−10%, unless otherwise stated. Also, the terms “have,” “include,” “contain,” and similar terms are defined to mean “comprising” unless specifically stated otherwise. Furthermore, the terminology used in the specification provided above is hereby defined to include similar and/or equivalent terms, and/or alternative embodiments that would be considered obvious to one skilled in the art given the teachings of the present patent application. While the invention has been described with reference to at least one particular embodiment, it is to be clearly understood that the invention is not limited to these embodiments, but rather the scope of the invention is defined by claims made to the invention.
