Patent ID: 6467711
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: B26D

Abstract:
In a device for size reduction of foodstuffs, with a housing (1-3) which may be turned over the foodstuffs to be reduced in size and with a knife (19) displaceable downwards against a force of a spring (14) by an actuation mechanism (9) with a push button (12) and a plunger (11), the knife (19) with an upwards movement by a guiding in the housing (1-3) is rotated about an angle, with a positive displacement (15, 16) so that the actuation mechanism (9) is rotatable relative to the housing (1-3) in one direction, the improvement comprising: the actuation mechanism (9) having a cap (40) and the push button (12) rotatably mounted in the cap (40) which is open at a bottom, wherein the push button (12) and the cap (40) in an axial direction are rigidly connected to one another.