Patent ID: 7779739
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: A47J,B26D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A slicing device, comprising: a container having a base and first plurality of sidewalls forming an upper rim, the first plurality of sidewalls defining an interior space and an exterior surface, the container further having a central axis substantially at the center of the sidewalls; a blade tray spanning at least a portion of the interior space of the container, the blade tray having a plurality of blades defining a plurality of openings, the blade tray includes a recessed region located on a periphery of the blade tray, the recessed region operable as a complementary keyway to permit orientation of the blade tray relative to the container; a housing having a second plurality of sidewalls and a top spanning the second plurality of sidewalls, the second plurality of sidewalls having a complementary shape with respect to the exterior surface of the container, the second plurality of sidewalls defining an interior surface for snugly receiving at least a portion of the exterior surface of the container, the housing slideably movable with respect to the container in a direction substantially along the central axis; and a pusher attached to the housing, the pusher having one or more projections sized and shaped to be received within at least one of the plurality of openings defined in the blade tray, said pusher moving with said housing when said housing slides with respect to the container such that a food item placed between said pusher and said blade tray is sliced; wherein at least one of the second plurality of sidewalls of the housing has an opening to permit placement of a food item onto the blade tray while all of the second plurality of sidewalls are snugly receiving all of the first plurality of sidewalls of the container and while the pusher is selectively engaged with the housing.