Patent ID: 6186038
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B26B,B26D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A bagel slicer comprising:a base having a pair of opposite sides and a pair of opposite ends;two walls attached to said opposite ends of said base and defining a bagel receiving space therebetween;a first plurality of elongated members in parallel spaced relationship to each other extending between said walls and along one of said sides of said base, and a second plurality of elongated members in parallel spaced relationship to each other extending between said walls and along the other opposite side of said base, and parallel to said first plurality of elongated members;said first and second plurality of elongated members defining at least one slot on each side of said space to receive a knife between said elongated members;a lid shiftable away from or over said bagel receiving space to facilitate removal or insertion of a bagel into said space; anda flexible connector between and attached to said lid and to one of said walls, to enable said lid to be angularly shiftable away from or over said bagel receiving space to facilitate removal or insertion of the bagel into said space, and also to enable said lid to be vertically adjustable relative to said space to optimize engagement of said lid with the bagel.