Patent ID: 6796032
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: B26D

Abstract:
A fruit slicer comprising:an X-hinged device including two handles pivoted by a pivot that separates the X-hinged device into an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion of the X-hinged device having a recessed portion; an arcuate resilient plate having two ends fixed to the upper portion of the X-hinged device; a plurality of blades each having a first end fixed to the arcuate resilient plate and a second end fixed in the recessed portion of the X-hinged device, a respective pair of the blades having a gap therebetween; and an elastic element mounted between the handles for biasing the handles away from each other; wherein the arcuate resilient plate is deformed when the handles are pressed toward each other, thereby reducing the gap; and wherein the arcuate resilient plate restores its shape when the handles are released.