Patent ID: 6474210
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: B26D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A slicing apparatus for slicing a food item comprising:a. a flat bottomed base for placement upon a work surface; b. a bifurcated outer annulus attached to the base and extending perpendicularly upward from the base, the annulus further having an arcuate slot formed on the peripheral centerline of the annulus; the annulus further having a first pair of diametric opposed knife attachment points formed on the inner surface of the annulus; c. an inner annulus located within the outer annulus and rotatable thereat, the inner annulus further having a second pair of diametrically opposed knife attachment points and an attached handle extending radially outward passing through the peripheral slot of the outer annulus; d. a left cover and a right cover, each cover having a convex circular outer surface and a concave circular inner surface, the periphery of the respective inner surfaces sized to matingly abut with the respective sides of the outer annulus, the covers further being pivotally attached to the base; e. an upper and a lower knife, each knife being arcuate in shape and having a cutting edge on the smaller diameter edge thereof, and further having a first end and a second end, each of the ends having an attachment point; each of the first ends being pivotally attached to a respective knife attachment point of the outer annulus and each of the second ends being pivotally attached to a respective knife attachment point of the inner annulus; whereby, movement of the handle through an arc rotates the inner annulus moving the knifes across the inner open part of the annuli and slices the food item.