Patent ID: 9682490
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B26D,Y10S,Y10T

Claim:
1. A mandoline slicer, comprising: a frame having a pair of opposing frame sidewalls; a platen positioned at a proximal portion of the slicer and carried on the frame between the pair of opposing frame sidewalls, the platen having a proximal end and a distal end, the platen being selectively moveable between a raised position and a lowered position; a main blade frame pivotally supported by the frame, the main blade frame having a main blade attached to the main blade frame and a second blade attached to the main blade frame, the main blade frame being moveable between a first position in which the main blade is adjacent the distal end of the platen and the second blade is relatively more distant from the platen, and a second position in which the second blade is adjacent the distal end of the platen and the main blade is relatively more distant from the platen, the main blade and the platen defining a gap between the main blade and the platen when the main blade frame is in the first position; the main blade extending from a first one of the pair of opposing frame sidewalls to a second one of the pair of opposing frame sidewalls when the main blade frame is in the first position; and a runout plate positioned at a distal portion of the slicer and between the opposing frame sidewalls, the runout plate overlying the majority of the main blade frame including the second blade, while not overlying the main blade, when the main blade frame is in the first position, the runout plate further overlying the majority of the main blade frame, including the main blade, while not overlying the second blade, when the main blade frame is in the second position; and a pusher configured to hold a food item, the pusher being moveable between the opposing frame sidewalls from the platen at the proximal portion of the slicer to the runout plate at the distal portion of the slicer, wherein the food item is cut by the main blade when a user operates the pusher to urge the food item against the slicer while sliding the food item along the slicer from a position on the platen to a position on the runout plate.