Patent ID: 6220535
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A47F,B23D,B26D

Abstract:
A system for the in-situ preparation of crudites from whole vegetables or vegetables in pieces, characterized in that it comprises at least one unit (2) comprising:at least one area (3) for holding, and presenting to the public, containers prefilled with vegetables (4; 14, 24, 25) and equipped with means (15; 27, 28) for cutting the vegetables,at least one work station (8; 29) constructed to hold at least one of the containers and fitted with means (20; 31) for driving the cutting means of the at least one container in order to cut the vegetables up in the form of crudites, and with means (10; 30) for holding the resulting crudites, andcomplementary coupling means (21, 22; 32, 33) for coupling the cutting means and the driving means when the container is loaded into the at least one work station.