Patent ID: 8046921
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: A47J,B26D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for cutting a food item, the apparatus comprising: a body defining a first opening and supporting a first blade extending within the first opening, the first blade non-removably fixed to the body and having a side surface, and a cutting edge that extends along an end of the side surface and is configured to cut the food item; and a dial directly connected to the body, rotatable about an axis, and having a fixed size, the dial supporting a second blade having a side surface, and a cutting edge that extends along an end of the side surface and is configured to cut the food item; wherein the dial is rotatable relative to the body between a first position, where the side surface of the second blade is directly adjacent to the side surface of the first blade, and a second position, where the side surface of the second blade is offset from the side surface of the first blade wherein the body includes a handle positioned and configured such that a user grasps and applies a force to the handle in a direction generally parallel to the axis to move the first and second blades through the food item for cutting.