DELUXE CAKE SLICER DESCRIPTION The invention relates to a cake cutter unit which provides a complete and efficient device by which a cake can be cut into perfectly uniform flat horizontal cake layers, or the partition of a cake into a number of separated square slices (shares) of the desired sizes. a) It cuts a cake into a plurality of horizontal layers of predetermined thickness, so that uniformly thick layers and layers of varying thickness can be obtained.

This is achieved by adjusting the height of the blades, wire or filament catchers with respect to the main base-board surface along which the cake cutter is swept. In order to get horizontal layers, the invention has been provided with very sharp serrated saw like blades, strong wire and non stretching filament that are inserted inside the predetermined space between the shelves of the side handles (tied by bridge) and secured by the metallic needle on the exterior back wall. The levels, spaces between shelves inside the handles are fixed to a predetermined space above each other thus the height of the blades, wire or filament catchers can be adjusted right in the beginning prior to the cutting process of the cake into layers of desired thickness.

The blades are disposed sidewise so it can be swept across a cake layer.

Using the same handles as above, the unit can cut vertically to, thou in a limited way. b) It also cuts a cake of every size and every shape vertically, into a multitude of perfectly identical square, rectangular or triangle pieces (for the round cake) of different sizes.

This is achieved by adjusting the blades, wire or filament catchers with respect to the main base-board surface along which the cake cutter is aligned.

For the invention to cut a slab vertically and to produce separate square, rectangular, triangle pieces, it uses the same very sharp serrated saw like blades, strong wire and non stretching filament as for horizontal cut. These as needed, are inserted into the long handles, between the predetermined spaces (cuts) on the long rectangular bases with little holed wings attached to it and secured at the back

(the other side) by a long metallic needle that has one end fixed.

It goes through one little wing and is screwed at the other end against the other wing.

The two bar- bridges are also connected to the two long handles each in two pointόs, at the side ends, providing stability to the whole frame. The blades are inserted in vertical position through the cuts in the base of the handles and secured. Then, they cut pressuring them against the cake surface and by moving them from one side to the other in longitudinal movements, through the vertical plastic pins that surrounds the cake in order to hold it in place.

This first cut will get long strips of cake of the desired size.

In order to get identical square pieces of cake this operation has to be repeated again only by placing the entire frame with blades on the other side of the cake. When rectangular pieces of cake are sought, then for the second cut, the blades have to be repositioned again inside the handles, according to the desired size of the cake piece.

The purpose of this cake cutter unit is the preparation of multilayer, multilevel cakes or for the partition of cakes in separated individual triangle, square pieces of identical or different rectangular sizes as desired.

Deluxe Cake Slicer comprises:

The main base-board- Fig.1; 2; 3; 4: 6; 7: 8: 9: 10: 14; 15; 16: 17: The base-board looks like a rectangular plastic table fixed on 16 rectangular legs in sets of four with an opening between them and in two sizes big and small, all positioned with the longer side in vertical position in each corner.

Situated in pairs of four and in all four corners of the main base-board and in parallel position from each other, these legs constitute support not only for the base-board that lies horizontally on them, as for the entire structure of the unit to. The bench top has two transversal parallel cut through long openings like channels (nearly edge to edge), which are positioned opposite from each other at the rear end the furthest top ends of the board. On one end also an opening is provided for handling! Alongside the two transversal cut through long holes like channels there are also small round holes in the base board being separated at about lcm distance from each other. Also, between the two transversal cut through long holes like channels, the whole surface is perforated through with round, bigger holes in which the pins can slide, or screwed in. Between the legs and the two transversal parallel cut through long openings like channels, underneath the base board there are four plastic buttons fixed in four corners for the Pin-tray to be screwed and connected against it. The Pin-trav - Fig. 5; 6; 7: 8: 9; 10; 11: The pin-tray is a flat piece of plastic and looks close to 'Red Cross' symbol except for the fact that it has on its' surface a lot of small vertical plastic pins in it like Porky-pine. It comes attached underneath the base-board between the long legs and the two transversal parallel cut through long openings like channels; on the other side, is plain. By screwing it in four corners the small, vertical pins on it corresponds perfectly to the perforated surface with holes on the main base-board to. The pins are small in size and when the pin-tray is attached to the main base-board, the pins penetrates the bigger holes in the main base-board filling the holes up to the surface but not exceeding it and also not entirely, allowing enough space around them for the bigger size pins to slip on it and to stay put in vertical position, holding the cake tight. The pin-trays' purpose is also to collect cake crumbles that may eventually get through the holes of the main base-board onto it. The Pin-tray can be used on both sides. Large vertical walls - Fig. 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; Each about half the size of the main base-board, T-like shaped, each having the upper part wider than the lower part which is going through the long holes-channels in 'the main baseboard' providing stability and holding the cake between them.

The two main vertical walls penetrate through the long holes opened channels, sliding into the main base-board. In there, they get stuck between the rectangular-parallel legs of the main base-board, and are content and kept in upright position. Each very top end of each vertical wall is cut into small openings of identical, incomplete square shapes with the upper side missing. The bottom of each square has a small hole to fit the 'bolt like' from racks. Each of these openings is about lcm distance from each other and each small hole in it corresponds identically to the small, round holes on the main base-board. The number of holes (the width) on the main base-board is sought and measures according to the standard of trays-cake sizes that exist on the market today. Near the very top end of the wall, an opening is provided for handling to.

Head-comer-connectors - Fig. 8: 9: 10: 11: 14: 15: 16; 17: 18 T- like shaped and with the wider body lied down vertically, on the middle of a rectangular flat base underneath. The head of letter T —like head-connector, sleeps between the rectangular uneven and parallel sets of legs of the main base-board filling the space and connecting with the main base board to. This way it gets fixed in between the legs and constitutes more support for the main base-board providing even more stability to the whole structure of the cake unit. These head-corner-connector-bases get connected to the main base-board one at each of its' four corners. A deep and long horizontally oval opening is cut through along the approximately middle on the long, lied down vertical tale of letter T-like of each connector, just enough for the wheels like rollers to fit and to roll in. Inside each of these long cut through openings in the head-corner-connectors, plastic wheels like rollers running on bearings runs attached to long round plastic tubes from one end-corner of the main base-board to another. Next to each oval opening there is a round hole provided for the fixed tubes.

Handles - horizontal / vertical cut - Fig. 14: 15: 16: 17: 18; A general look of the two horizontal-cut handles is more like an extended shelved cupboard with handles attached on the back wall.

Shaped like cupboard with shelves with predetermined space between them to allow blades, the wire and filament catchers to slide in between and to be cached on the other side on the back wall, by a thick metallic needle that runs through of each hole at the end of each blade, wire or filament catchers. The metallic needle running in the middle of the exterior back wall of the handle connects in two points like: the upper part goes through the top of the handle and connects to the crossover bridge while the lower part connects to the base of the handle keeping the blades, wire or filament catchers strongly trapped and safely attached to the handle. These two handles are extended upright each with two small bolts-like built-in in order to allow the crossover bridge to be connected to each of its ends. The space between shelves has been predetermined so as to provide even cake layers at standard or desired thicknesses. Vertical-cut handles - Fig. 10; 11: 12; 13; 18; The vertical-cut handles - a long rectangular, vertical plastic strip with rounded corners at the base of each end and with multiple thin, even cut through vertical cuts, allowing the blades, wire or filament catchers to penetrate and to be connected to it on to the other side. Both sides can be used! The cuts are all identical in size, numbered and at the same distance from each other. It also has attached wings on both sides, somewhere close to its corners; - four smaller pieces of plastic in all, like little squares with one upper corner rounded and all with a round hole in the middle in order to allow the one end fixed metallic needle to penetrate at one end and to be screwed against it at the other end. After the wings, the base-strip of the handle continues and at each end on top of it there are deep small holes, for the bar-bridge to be connected to by the small pin-heads. On top of the long rectangular, vertical plastic strip 'the base', with the little wings attached, lays another plastic bar attached and to which it fits perfectly. On top of the long plastic bar, is fixed the oval shape handle itself that provides the main mean of movement, stability and handling. These handles can be connected on both sides.

Round tubes - rolling / fixed - Fig. 14: 15: 16; 17; 18; Ties the head-comer-connectors by two, and rolls inside the oval opening with their wheels-like rollers attached to each end and through the little hollow round handle- connectors as well, allowing the handles to slide and to move the blades, the wire or filament catchers attached in longitudinal, horizontal movements. -A small, hollow, round, sliding handle-connector slides on each tube connecting to each handle separately. -Two of the long round tubes, are rolling tubes that rolls inside the small handle- connectors and connects to the head-corner-connectors by wheels like rollers. -The other two long tubes left are fixed and connect to the head-corner-connectors by penetrating the two holes at each end being then screwed against the connectors' wall. This second set of tubes do not roll, their endings are fixed to the head corner-connectors by plastic cap screws. The blades, the wire, and the filament when used horizontally - Fig. 16; 17; The blades, wire and filament, extends horizontally between the two side handles tied by bridge and above the main-base-board surface being the means of execution that does the cut penetrating the cake and dividing it in flat horizontal layers of desired thickness. a) Firstly the blades, wire or filament are driven, moved manually by the two parallel handles on the long, rolling set of round tubes (on the left and on the right side of the main base-board) in transversal, horizontal movements guiding the direction in straight motions from left to right and vice versa above the main base-board surface, b) Secondly the blades, wire or filament can also be moved above the main-base-board surface in back and forth only movements by handles (tied to each other by the second- smaller bridge) on the second, fixed set of long round tubes that penetrates the round holes in the head-corners-connectors' wall and screwed on the other side of the wall. Blades, wires or filament can be used one of a kind at a time, or mixed as required. -Horizontal-side handles, can also be used to cut vertically. The only difference to long handles is limited capacity. Because the long handles covers the whole cake and cuts it all in one strike turning it in individual pieces at ones, compared to horizontal handles that can only cut a certain area of the cake at one time, in one strike and gets less pieces to. For horizontal handles to cut a bigger size cake takes more time and needs more and repeated strikes in order to get the same results like the long vertical handles. The blades, the wire, and the filament when used to cut vertically Fig. 10; 11; 12; 13; According to the desired size of the piece cake the blades, wire or filament, should simply be inserted on either side, into the numbered holes (that represents centimeters) on the base of the long handles and then secured by the long metallic needle at the back.

And after the bar-bridges are also fixed and secured on the long handles (it'll look like a square frame-unit), operation 'cut' can start.

Once the cake has been placed on the main base board and surrounded by the long pins and the frame containing the long-handles together with blades or any other mean of cut and bridges all fixed, they have to be positioned between the long pins on top of cake and then to start the cutting (manually) in longitudinal, transversal movements.

Once the cut is done on one side and long slices are obtained, then 'the square frame' has to be moved to cut on to the other side in order to get square individual pieces of cake.

Blades, wires or filament can be used one of a kind at a time, or mixed as required.

Racks for horizontal cut - Fig. 15 16: 17: 18; Designed to hold the cake in place, allows the cutting means to cut through the cake easily. And at the same time, it allows the formation of even layers by keeping the cutting means in parallel position from each other during the cutting process. Metallic, medium size round tubes made to look like a fence of horizontal lines with spaces in between, each connected to two vertical posts, has each of its end-corners screwed with a bolt-like that goes like: the lower one into the existing round holes on the main base-board; and the upper one that goes into the holes of small openings of identical, incomplete square shapes with the upper side missing on top of the large vertical walls. They can also be used without the upper bolts-like by simply inserting their end-corners in the squares. The holes that are on the main-base-board alongside the large vertical walls, are identical in size and shape, and correspond perfectly vertically to the ones in the open squares on the top of the large vertical walls. The racks allow to be fixed according to the cake size holding it tight between them. The blades, wires, filament are guided by handles that slides on tubes, in transversal-longitudinal or back and forward movements alongside the main base-boards' length and between the spaces of each rack from one end to another. Crossover bridges - Fig. 16: 17: 18: - horizontal; / Fig. 10; 11: 12: 13; 18; - vertical:

Serves as balance and stability between the two handles on both sides, and helps to hold blades, wire or filament straight stretch and in position all the time allowing for a 100% nice even cut of cake layers. a) The two crossover bridges for horizontal cut look identical, the only difference being the length. One is longer, the other one is shorter.

Each connects with the two handles on top and in two points with each handle. Horizontal bridge, looks like a long linear bar with two sets of square like legs in two sizes at each end and parallel position to each other.

The smaller square leg has at each end two smaller holes in it that connect with the two bolts- like in two points sliding between the two sides on the extended top of the handle. -The longer bridge connects with the two handles, which are also connected with the long rolling tubes by the small connector sliding on them.

-The smaller (shorter) bridge connects with the handles, which are now connected by the small handle connector with the long fixed and screwed tubes. b) The second set of bridges for vertical cut are very simple - two long bars with holes at each end where the four little connecting pins with small heads are inserted through the bar, deep into the extended strip-base (after the little wings) on the long handle in order to secure stability for the blades and the handles as a whole.

When the blades, wire or filament are connected to the long-handles and secured, with the bar-bridges also connected, all together looks like a square frame-unit. Long Pins - Fig. 9: 10; 11;

The long pins are made of plastic, are long and hollowed in the centre in order to slide through the holes in the main base-board underneath onto the small pins on the Pin-tray. Their purpose is to surround the cake and to hold it in place. In the case of a round cake, they provide boundary and measure in order to get triangle shape pieces. The long pins can also be screwed into the holes on the main base board when the pin- tray is used with the pins facing down the surface where is placed to.

Sheets of plastic - Fig. 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9: Have their place on the main-base-board and their purpose is to protect it from staining and to prevent the crumbs to spread making a mess everywhere.

Serves also as a base for the cake making it much easier any transfer of the cake from one place to another like from the pan to the main-base-board etc. One is flexible, thick, has a rough surface with round holes in it that also keeps the cake more attached to it providing more stability for the cake.

It also ads more character to the general aspect of the cake cutter making it unique, more attractive and nicer.

The second sheet is plane, strong and transparent and confuses with the main base board.

However, one can be replaced any time with the other one or used both at choice.

How Deluxe cake slicer works: Deluxe cake slicer is an assembly-unit compounded of many parts.

Therefore, prior to the cutting process all the parts need to be put together in order to form the cake cutter that can be assembled and then disassembled and packed into its' box after the work is finished.

It gives the possibility to be stored and easily used all the time in need.

If handled with care, it does not represent any danger of injury to anyone.

However, is advisable to be used only by adults and stored away from kids.

First step towards the use of "Deluxe Cake Slicer"- how to put it together when used for horizontal cut 1.Get the main base-board on a flat surface preferably on a kitchen table

2.Attach the head corner-connectors to the main-base-board

3. Get the long, sliding plastic tubes with ends wheels like-rollers, inside the long oval within the head-corner-connectors.

4.1nsert the large vertical-walls through the holes-channels into the main base-board

5. Connect the handles to the handle-connectors β.Get the sheet of plastic with the cake on the main base-board

7. Get the racks and adjust them according to cake size and connecting them using the holes on the main base-board and sliding the top into the square openings on top of the large vertical walls to.

Sometimes, the long pins can also be used as a third wall between racks when the cake is smaller in size.

8. Get the blades, wire or filament catchers one by one in between the spaces of each rack according to the number of cake layers needed. 9Jnsert blades, wire or filament catchers' end into the handles sliding them between the little shelves and using the metallic needle on the other side to go through each hole, making sure you get them in place to ensure safety.

10. Connect the large bridge or the small one as required to the extended top of handles in two points and get them perfectly attached to each other.

The process of cutting for horizontal cut - horizontal handles - Fig. 14: 15; 16; 17; a) When using the large bridge on top and the long tubes with wheels- like rollers inside the head-corner connectors;

The means of cutting like blades, wire or filament catchers (any) have to be moved towards the cake by handles;

Holding the handles in tight upright position and in straight motions from left to the right in longitudinal, horizontal movements, start cutting the cake progressing forward slowly little by little to ensure the cake doesn't crumble! b) When using the small bridge that connects the handles to the fixed second set of long round tubes;

The means of cutting like: blades, wire or filament catchers (any) have to be moved towards the cake by handles;

Holding the handles in tight upright position and in straight motions, push the blades, wire or filament catchers back and fourth sliding along the fixed tubes.

Start cutting the cake progressing forward slowly little by little, to ensure the cake doesn't crumble. The difference from the first set of sliding tubes to the second fixed set is movement.

The second set of tubes do not roll, their endings are fixed to the head corner-connectors by plastic cap screws.

The first method requires transversal, longitudinal, horizontal movements from one side to another, since with the second method it needs the handles to slide and to be pushed together with blades, wire or filament catchers back and fourth along the fixed tubes. After the work is finished, use the piece of flat plastic provided to pick-up the cake. For the horizontal handles to cut vertically as well, they only have to be turned on a side and used in the same manner like the long vertical handles are used to.

First step towards the use of 'Deluxe Cake Slicer'- how to put it together when used for vertical cut 1.Get the main base-board on a flat surface preferably on a kitchen table.

2.Attach the 'Pin-tray' underneath the main base-board connecting it on either side screwing the buttons in corners.

3. Attach the corner-connectors to the base-board for better stability

4. Get the holed sheet of plastic with the cake on the main bas-board

5. Surround the cake with the long pins by either sliding or screwing into the board ό.First get the blades, wire or filament catchers at desired cake size inserting them one by one in vertical position through the numbered spaces (slits) at one handle.

7. Secure them on to the other side by inserting the long metallic needle fixed at one end, through the first wing and the means of cut and screw it against the next wing.

8. Then get the other blades, wire or filament catchers' ends into the other handle and secure them by inserting the metallic needle through one wing and screwing it again against the other wing to. The means of cut can be inserted in either side of handles!

9.Get the bar bridges fixed to the long handles using the four little pin-heads.

The process of cutting for vertical cut - long handles - Fig. 6; 7; 8; 9: 10: 11; 12; 13; According to the desired size of the piece cake the blades, wire or filament, should simply be inserted on either side, into the numbered holes (that represents centimeters) on the base of the long handles and then secured by the long metallic needle at the back. And after the bar-bridges are also fixed and secured on the long handles (it'll look like a square frame-unit), operation 'cut' can start. Once the cake has been placed on the main base board with the pin tray attached underneath, (on either side) and surrounded by the long pins and the frame containing the long-handles together with blades or any other means of cut and bridges are all fixed, they have to be positioned between the long-vertical pins above the cake and then to start the cutting in longitudinal, transversal movements. Before the first cut, cover the whole cake on top with this frame-unit and make sure the blades go between the long pins.

Start cutting the cake moving the frame-unit with blades or other means of cut, vertically from one side to another in slow motion in transversal longitudinal movements; parallel and long slices will be the result.

For identical square pieces after the first cut, turn the entire frame-unit across on to the other side repeating the cut again. In case of rectangular pieces the blades have to be fixed again to different numbers (that represents centimeters) after the first cut.

Once the cut is done on one side, then 'the square frame unit' has to be moved in different position across on to the other side repeating the cut in order to get square individual pieces of cake. After the cut is finished and the desired cake slices are obtained, the plastic sheet with the cake can be removed.

Blades, wires or filament can be used one of a kind at a time, or as required.

End of work After the work is finished, use the piece of flat plastic provided to pick-up the cake.

Start disassembling the unit from step ten until step one and get all the pieces back together again in the same shape and order they were, prior to commencing the work.

The cutting device formed of many component parts as mentioned above, can be easily assembled in need and disassembled when it is no longer necessary.

Because of this aspect, the component parts of this cutting device can be easily cleaned.

Those parts of the unit that come into contact with the solid confection to be sliced are mainly formed of non-corrosive material such as stainless steel.

They are sharp serrated saw like blades, strong wire and non stretching filament.

If handled with care, it does not represent any danger of injury to anyone.

However, is advisable to be used only by adults and stored away from kids.

Georgeta Grigori