Patent ID: 6543322
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: B26B,B26D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A cutting frame holding an object to be sliced into two pieces, said object to be sliced having a bottom surface, a peripheral edge and a top surface, said cutting frame comprising:a base; a support stem held by said base; and a guide member held by said support stem, said guide member having a peripheral object support band, said peripheral object support band surrounding at least a majority of said peripheral edge of said object to be sliced forming an object support compartment, said object support compartment having an open side which guide member has no part capable of closing said open side and an object supporting side contacting said bottom surface of said object to be sliced and said peripheral object support band including a knife blade guide slot formed through the entire extent of said peripheral object support band and said knife blade guide slot extending into said support stem and means for preventing said object to be sliced from passing through said object supporting side and said guide member contacting only the bottom and peripheral edge of the object to be sliced and leaving the top surface untouched by said guide member when an object is being sliced.