Patent ID: 8151678

Claim:
A mandolin slicer comprising: a frame housing including a first side rail and a second side rail each having a first end attached to an end handle member; a front platform slidably supported between the first and second side rails, the front platform having a first end closer to the end handle than a second end; a main blade supported between the first and second side rails having a cutting edge directed toward the handle member and opposed by the second end of the front platform; a grip member linked to the front platform and displacable with respect to the frame housing to cause movement of the second end of the front platform away from the main blade as a grip actuator by a compressive grasping motion on the grip member toward the frame housing, the second end of the front platform automatically urged toward the main blade in absence of grip actuation by a compressive grasping motion; a cam mechanism associated with the second end of the front platform such that slidable displacement of the front platform toward the handle member causes the second end of the front platform to assume a position below as well as away from the cutting edge of the main blade to create a controlled space through which food may be sliced and passed through.