Patent ID: 7146737

Claim:
In an appliance for cutting food, comprising: a main body, a guide surface on said body on which said food is moved to and fro, and a cutting blade mounted offset in relation to said surface; and means moving said food on said surface in a guide direction toward said blade, the offset between said blade and said surface determining the cutting thickness of said food, the improvement comprising: an exchangeable insert means modifying the cutting thickness, wherein said insert means, in an inserted position, is mounted to be displaceable on said main body substantially parallel to said guide direction and fixable in different positions on said main body to modify the cutting thickness, wherein a parallel guide between said main body and said insert means has at least two ramp guides arranged so that displacement of said insert means in a first direction causes movement in a direction perpendicular thereto, and wherein at least one central ramp is arranged to support said insert means.