Knife safety apparatus

摘要

A knife safety apparatus that is used to protect the fingers from being cut while cutting and chopping the food items is disclosed. The knife safety apparatus includes a food holding body and a handle connected to the food holding body. The food holding body helps to hold the food firmly with the help of its bottom sidewall. The handle has a gripping surface which helps to hold the knife safety apparatus. The apparatus has a knife guiding slit which acts as a knife receiving and knife cleaning space. The apparatus is helpful to cut, chop, and mince a food item irrespective of its size and shape.

主权项

1. A knife safety apparatus comprising:
a food holding body, comprising:
a cutting face;a handle face; a sidewall between the handle and cutting faces, wherein the sidewall includes a bottom sidewall having an edge configured to grip a food item; and
a knife guiding slit extending from the cutting face to the handle face; and a handle, comprising: a first end attached to the food holding body at the handle face around the knife gliding slit; and a second end that is distal from the first end, wherein the first and second ends define a gripping surface therebetween, such that a knife receiving space is formed by the gripping surface, and wherein: in a first configuration, a knife is received by the knife gliding slit and the knife receiving space in a first direction, for cutting the food item; and in a second configuration, the knife is positioned planar to the cutting surface in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, for chopping the food item.