Patent ID: 8082829
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: B26D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A food product slicer, comprising: a base; a knife mounted for rotation relative to the base; a carriage mounted to the base for reciprocal movement back and forth past a cutting edge of the knife; and a lift assist assembly associated with the base and arranged to provide an upward force to push the slicer upward toward an upward tilted position, whereby the upward force is additive with user input energy required to tilt the slicer upward, such that the lift assist assembly reduces the user input energy required to tilt the slicer upward; wherein the lift assist assembly includes a first linkage with a first end pivotally connected to the base, an extendable spring assist linkage with a first end pivotally connected to the base, and a roller, a second end of the first linkage pivotally connected to the roller, a second end of the extendable spring assist linkage pivotally connected to the roller.