Patent ID: 9242384
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: A47J,B26B,B26D

Claim Text:
1. A food slicer comprising: an upper portion having at least one pushing head with at least one pusher, wherein the at least one pushing head is located at a distal end of the upper portion; a lower portion having at least one slicing head with at least one blade and one opening, wherein the at least one slicing head is located at a distal end of the lower portion; a connection portion coupled to a proximal end of the upper portion and a proximal end of the lower portion; and a plurality of deflectable elements located on the at least one slicing head extending from an outer rim of the slicing head towards a center of the at least one slicing head, the plurality of deflectable elements centering food placed in the slicing head over a center of the at least one slicing head, wherein the at least one pusher deflects the plurality of deflectable elements when the food slicer is moved to a closed position to allow sliced food to pass through the at least one slicing head, and wherein the plurality of deflectable elements are a plurality of conical fingers extending toward the at least one blade.