Layer Cutting Apparatus

Abstract

A layer cutting apparatus includes a tray having an interior defined by a bottom and sidewall. A sleeve is at least partially disposed in the interior of the tray, and a cutting line is attached to the sleeve. The cutting line is configured to be removed from the sleeve by pulling the line away from the tray at one point of the sidewall.

1 . Method comprising:
 attaching a cutting line to a sleeve, with the cutting line including a first end;   providing a food product in an interior of a tray;   placing the sleeve with the attached cutting line between the food product and the tray of the food product provided in the interior of the tray, with at least a portion of the cutting line located between the sleeve and the food product; and   pulling the first end of the cutting line to cut the food product.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein providing the food product comprises baking the food product in the interior of the tray, with placing the sleeve occurring after baking the food product. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein attaching the cutting line comprises attaching the cutting line having the first end extending out of an aperture of the sleeve and out of the tray and terminating in a second end located between the sleeve and the food product and spaced from the aperture of the sleeve. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3  wherein attaching the cutting line comprises providing the sleeve including a first side terminating in a second side terminating in a third side, terminating in a fourth side terminating in the first side, with the first and third sides being spaced and parallel and the second and fourth sides being spaced and parallel, with the fourth side including a first panel extending from the third side and a second panel extending from the first side at an interconnection, with the aperture defined between the first and second panels, with attaching the cutting line comprising attaching the second end of the cutting line at the interconnection and attaching the cutting line to the first side, the second side and the third side and to the first panel, with the cutting line not located between the second panel and the food product. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein providing the tray comprises providing the tray including a top edge having a notch; wherein placing the sleeve comprises placing a top edge of the sleeve to be coextensive with the top edge of the tray; and wherein attaching the cutting line includes extending the first end through the notch of the tray. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 3  wherein attaching the cutting line comprises providing the sleeve including a first side having a first end and a second end, with the second side of the first side terminating in a second side terminating in a third side, with the third side having a first end opposite to the second side, with the first and third sides being spaced, with the aperture located intermediate the first ends of the first and third sides, with attaching the cutting line comprising attaching the second end of the cutting line at the first end of the third side and attaching the cutting line to the first, second and third sides, with the cutting line not located between the first ends of the first and third sides and the food product. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein providing the tray comprises providing the tray including a top edge having a notch; wherein placing the sleeve comprises placing a top edge of the sleeve to be coextensive with the top edge of the tray; and wherein attaching the cutting line includes extending the first end through the notch of the tray. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein providing the sleeve comprises providing the sleeve with the first and third sides being parallel. 
     
     
         9 . Method of dividing a food product comprising:
 providing a tray containing the food product, with the tray having first, second, third and fourth walls, with the second wall extending between the first and fourth walls and the third wall extending between the first and fourth walls spaced from the second wall;   attaching a cutting line to the bottom extending between the first and fourth walls and spaced intermediate the second and third walls, with the cutting line located intermediate the bottom and the food product; and   pulling on the cutting line to cut the food product.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the first wall includes a handle, with the cutting line fixed to the handle; and wherein pulling on the cutting line comprises pulling the handle away from the first wall with the cutting line fixed thereto. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein attaching the cutting line comprises attaching the cutting line to the bottom extending between the second and third walls and spaced intermediate the first and fourth walls. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the second wall includes a handle, with the cutting line fixed to the handle of the second wall; and wherein pulling on the cutting line comprises pulling the handle away from the second wall with the cutting line fixed thereto. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein providing the tray comprises providing the tray with parallel first and fourth walls and parallel second and third walls.