Patent ID: 6848638

Claim:
A rotary cutting assembly comprising: a rotary cutting blade, disposed in a first plane, said cutting blade including a first cutting edge extending radially from a central portion of the rotary cutting blade; a blade spacer, disposed in a second plane, parallel to said first plane, said spacer including an opening adjacent to the first cutting edge for cut foodstuffs to pass through, said opening including a peripheral edge, a portion of said peripheral edge being substantially aligned with said first cutting edge; a station upper support disposed in a third plane, said third plane located above and parallel to said first plane, wherein said upper support includes at least one opening in which to guide foodstuffs to the rotary cutting blade; and a rotatable hub coupled to said rotary cutting blade and said blade spacer, said rotatable hub being adapted to engage a drive motor to impart rotation of the rotary cutting assembly.