Patent ID: 6915973

Claim:
An apparatus for severing small food pieces from larger food pieces, the apparatus comprising: a barrel having a delivery opening through which larger food pieces can be delivered to the barrel, and a dispensing opening through which smaller food pieces can be dispensed; a rotating cutter fitted into the barrel; a driver for rotating the cutter; a carriage located within and removably keyed to the barrel so as not to rotate relative to the barrel; an anvil fitted within the barrel and having a slot into which at least a part of the rotating cutter enters to sever the larger food pieces into the smaller food pieces, wherein the cutter and the anvil are mounted to the carriage; a handle extending radially from the barrel; an arm hingedly attached to the handle; and a pressing plate pivotally attached to the arm for movement toward the delivery opening upon hinged movement of the arm relative to the handle.