Patent ID: 7451675

Claim:
An apparatus for assisting a user to efficiently cut food products, said apparatus comprising: a plurality of walls and a plurality of legs selectively attached thereto for defining a frame elevated at a fixed distance above ground level such that an operator can readily access said apparatus during operating conditions, one said walls having an elongated height and being positioned rearward of said legs for defining a back board against which undesirable food portions are deflected downwardly therealong; a plurality of juxtaposed conveyor belts positioned between said walls and having substantially planar surfaces along which the food products can be transported, said belts defining a substantially linear gap therebetween; means for rotating said belts in a unidirectional path traveling distally from a front one of said walls and towards said back board, said front wall having a slot formed therein; and cutting means for separating the food products into multiple portions as the food products are guided along said belts, said cutting means being adaptable between raised and lowered positions corresponding to operating and non-operating modes respectively; wherein said belt rolling means comprises a control switch mounted to said front wall; a plurality of motors electrically coupled to an external power supply source and said control switch, said motors including a plurality of drive shafts and a plurality of corresponding drive belts operably connected thereto; a plurality of juxtaposed rollers each having central axles for defining a fulcrum axes respectively, said rollers being operably connected to said drive belts and rotatable in sync therewith such that said belts are caused to travel along the unidirectional path; an elongated lever having opposed end portions nested within said slot and disposed adjacent said back board respectively; and a blade operably attached to said handle and including a sharpened edge selectively positionable through the gap as said handle is moved between raised and lowered positions, said blade having a proximal end portion pivotally connected to said front wall; wherein an operator can toggle said apparatus between operating and non-operating modes by depressing said switch.