Patent ID: 8430010

Claim:
A slicing device, comprising: a tray defining a plane and having a proximal end and a distal end, an upper surface and a lower surface; a handle secured to the tray; a ramp forming a portion of the tray, the ramp having a first end and a second end, an upper surface and a lower surface, the first end being pivotally secured to the slicing device such that the ramp is pivotable through a range of motion including a first position in which the upper surface of the ramp lies substantially within the plane defined by the upper surface of the tray and a second position in which the upper surface of the ramp is pivoted toward the lower surface of the tray; a blade secured to the distal end of the tray, the blade having a sharpened edge and being positioned on the distal end of the tray such that the sharpened edge is closely adjacent the second end of the ramp when the ramp is in the first position; a brace engaged with the lower surface of the ramp, at least one of the ramp and the brace having an incline and the other of the ramp and the brace having an engagement surface for contacting the incline surface, whereby lateral movement of the brace causes the engagement surface to contact a different portion of the incline surface and to pivotally move the ramp; and a knob adjacent the handle and connected to the brace, the knob being moveable to cause a corresponding movement of the brace; wherein the incline comprises a first incline, a second incline, and a third incline, each having a plurality of steps, and further wherein the brace is formed in a U-shape having a first upright and a second upright, the first upright being longer than the second upright, and a cross-member extending from the first upright to the second upright, the cross-member engaging each of the first incline, the second incline, and the third incline to adjustably support the ramp.