Patent ID: 9731428
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B26D

Claim:
1. A slicing apparatus for creating spiral cuts of food items, comprising: a base with an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface being generally flat and configured to rest on a horizontal surface; a food carriage laterally moveable along the upper surface of the base, the food carriage being movable relative to the base from a first position to a second position; a rotatable member spaced vertically from the food carriage and configured to engage with a food item; a first handle coupled to the rotatable member, the first handle being rotatable to cause the rotatable member to rotate; and a cutting section extending vertically from the base, the cutting section comprising a first cutting area and a second cutting area, the first and second cutting areas being oriented at an acute angle relative to one another; a blade tool that has a plurality of different cutting faces and the blade tool is rotatable about a first axis of rotation so that each of the plurality of cutting faces can be oriented to define the second cutting area; wherein the spacing of blades on at least one of the plurality of cutting faces is different from the spacing of blades on another of the plurality of cutting faces; a rotatable selection member for adjusting the orientation of the blade tool and having a second axis of rotation different than the first axis of rotation; a gearing system coupled to the selection member and blade tool to convert rotation of the selection member to rotation of the blade tool; a biasing member cooperative with the selection member to bias the selection member to an unengaged position with the gearing system, such that the application of a force to the selection member overcomes the biasing member to engage the gearing system and rotate the blade tool.