Patent ID: 7191524

Claim:
I claim a vegetable cutter that is non-powered and hand-operated for cutting and chopping vegetables comprising; a hollow, metal, cylindrical body having two ends and when placed in a vertical position has a top and a bottom that are connected by a cylindrical wall, the top is sealed closed by a first flat disk and the bottom is sharpened to a smooth, thin, annular cutting edge, a handgrip permanently affixed to and covering the top of the cylindrical body, the handgrip consisting of a second flat disk having a depending circumferential portion that extends slightly over onto the wall of the cylindrical body and provides additional strength to the cylindrical body, a removable protective cover, that when placed over the cutting edge serves as a shield from injury, and protects the cutting edge from becoming damaged when the device is not in use, the cover consisting of a third flat disk having an upending circumferential portion that extends slightly over onto the wall of the cylindrical body to releasable retain the cover on the cylindrical body.