Patent ID: 7065880

Claim:
A slicer for food products, comprising: a) a housing having a plurality of elongate chambers defined therein for receiving the products, a plurality of spaced apart channels transversely defined therein with the channels extending all the way through the chambers, a connecting slot defined therein and extending between each of the chambers, a longitudinal control slot defined therein and in communication with the chambers, and a transverse control slot defined and in communication with the guide channels; b) a longitudinal blade assembly having a plurality of sets of four radially arranged blade sections, each blade set disposed within one of the chambers with the blade sections of that set extending transversely all the way across that chamber, the blade sets longitudinally movable between a first position and a second position, a connecting arm extending between each of the blade sets and movably received in the connecting slot, a first control arm connected to one of the blade sets and extending through the longitudinal control slot, and a first handle connected to the first control arm, wherein moving the first handle moves the blade set from the first to the second position which slices the products longitudinally into quarters; and c) a transverse blade assembly having a plurality of transverse blades that are received in the channels, the blades transversely movable between a first position and a second position, at least one connecting arm extending between each of the blades, a second control arm connected to one of the blades and extending through the transverse control slot, and a second handle connected to the second control arm, wherein moving the second handle moves the blades from the first to the second position which slices the products transversely into a plurality of pieces.