Patent ID: 7587968
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: B26D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for cutting a foodstuff into portions, the device comprising a support structure, a first assembly of cutters attached to said support structure, a first pusher member attached to said support structure for pushing the foodstuff horizontally through said first cutter assembly to form foodstuff segments, a second assembly of cutters attached to said support structure, and a second pusher member attached to said support structure for pushing the foodstuff segments downwardly through said second cutter assembly to form foodstuff portions, the device further comprising a handle pivotally attached to said support structure for movement successively through first and second stages of a single stroke, said handle attached to said first pusher member to apply force to said first pusher member to form the foodstuff segments during the first stage of the single stroke of said handle, and said second pusher member positioned and adapted to be engaged by said handle during the second stage of the single stroke of said handle after the foodstuff segments are formed to apply force to said second pusher member to form the foodstuff portions, wherein said handle is attached to said support structure in a manner such that no movement of said second pusher member is effected by said handle during the first stage of the single stroke and such that substantially no movement of said first pusher member is effected during the second stage of the single stroke.