Patent ID: 8096232
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: B02C,B26D

Abstract:
1. A food cutting apparatus comprising: a table having an upper side and a lower side, a plurality of legs being attached to and extending downwardly from said lower side, said upper side having an aperture extending therein and through said lower side; a gear housing being mounted on said table and being positioned adjacent to said aperture; a gear assembly being mounted within said gear housing, said gear assembly including a first drive gear and a second drive gear, wherein said first and second drive gears rotate in opposite directions with respect to each other when said gear assembly is actuated; a motor being mechanically coupled to said gear assembly and being adapted for actuating said gear assembly; a first driving axle being attached to said first drive gear, said first driving axle extending through said housing and toward said aperture, said first driving axle having a free end defining a first coupler; a second driving axle being attached to said second drive gear, said second driving axle extending through said housing and toward said aperture, said second driving axle having a free end defining a second coupler, said first and second driving axles being orientated parallel with respect to each other; a plurality of pairs of food manipulating members, each of said manipulating members including; said plurality of pairs of food manipulating members including a plurality of pairs of cutting members, each of said cutting members including at least one cutting plate being attached to said base, said at least one cutting plate extending over said aperture when said shaft is attached to said one of said first and second driving axles, said at least one cutting plate of a one cutting member being spaced less than 0.05 inches from said base of another one of said cutting members when associated ones of a pair of cutting members are coupled to said first and second driving axles; a pair of guards, each of said guards includes a base wall and a vertical wall integrally coupled to and extending upwardly from said base wall; and wherein food is positionable between said food manipulating members and said motor turned on such that said food manipulating members engage the food as the food moves downwardly through the aperture.