Onion chopper

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10875203-B2
Application number	US-201916283494-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 22, 2019
Priority date	Feb 28, 2018
Publication date	Dec 29, 2020
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020

Abstract

An onion chopper includes container, a blade tray, and pivoting lid. The blade tray is removably mounted on an upper rim of the container and includes a sweeper positioned at one end of the blade tray. The sweeper is dimensioned to fit within the sidewalls forming the container to be used to clear chopped food bits from the container after they are cut by the grid of blades.

First claim

We claim:

1. An onion chopper, comprising:
a container having a bottom with a forward end wall, a rearward end wall, and a pair of opposing sidewalls each extending upwardly from the bottom and terminating in a rim, the pair of opposing sidewalls having a first width between the pair of opposing sidewalls, the sidewalls being elongated with respect to the forward end wall and the rearward end wall;
a blade tray removably supported by the rim, the blade tray having a plurality of blades, the blade tray including a sweeper, the sweeper having a second width extending from a first side of the sweeper to a second side of the sweeper, the second width being less than or equal to the first width, the sweeper further having a sweeper length extending to a rearward end of the sweeper, whereby the sweeper can be inserted into the container and in which, when inserted, the second width spans between the pair of opposing sidewalls and the rearward end of the sweeper extends to the bottom of the container;
the container further having a height from the bottom to the rim, wherein the sweeper length is greater than or equal to the height; and
a lid pivotally attached to the device for movement between a closed position adjacent the blade tray and an open position pivoted away from the tray, the lid having a plurality of projections sized and configured to be received between the plurality of blades when the lid is in the closed position, the sweeper further being positioned in an interior space between the container and the lid when the blade tray is supported by the rim and when the lid is in the closed position.

2. The onion chopper of claim 1 , wherein the blade tray includes a first end and a second end, the second end being configured to be positioned toward the rearward end wall when the blade tray is supported by the rim, and further wherein the sweeper is formed in the second end of the blade tray.

3. The onion chopper of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of blades are provided at an intermediate location along the blade tray between the first end and the second end.

4. The onion chopper of claim 3 , wherein an open area is provided between the forward end wall and the first end of the blade tray when the blade tray is supported by the rim.

5. The onion chopper of claim 1 , wherein the forward end wall of the container includes a planar portion.

6. The onion chopper of claim 5 , wherein the forward end wall of the container is inclined with respect to the bottom at an angle of greater than 90 degrees.

7. An onion chopper, comprising:
a container having a bottom with a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the bottom and terminating in a rim to define an interior volume, the rim extending to a first height above the bottom;
the plurality of walls including a forward end wall, a rearward end wall, and a pair of opposing sidewalls between the first end wall and the rearward end wall, the opposing sidewalls being separated by a first width;
a blade tray removably supported by the rim, the blade tray having a plurality of blades formed in a grid;
a sweeper attached to the blade tray, the sweeper having a first side and an opposing second side defining a second width which is less than or approximately equal to the first width, wherein the sweeper is insertable into the container between the pair of opposing sidewalls and to the bottom of the container;
the container further having a height from the bottom to the rim, wherein the sweeper length is greater than or equal to the height; and
a lid pivotally attached to the device for movement between a closed position adjacent the blade tray and an open position pivoted away from the tray, the lid having a plurality of projections sized and configured to be received between the plurality of blades when the lid is in the closed position, the sweeper further being positioned in an interior space between the container and the lid when the blade tray is supported by the rim and when the lid is in the closed position.

8. The onion chopper of claim 7 , wherein the blade tray includes a first end and a second end, the sweeper being formed in the second end of the blade tray.

9. The onion chopper of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of blades are positioned at an intermediate location along the blade tray between the first end and the second end.

10. The onion chopper of claim 9 , wherein the blade tray further comprises a handle at the first end of the blade tray.

11. The onion chopper of claim 7 , wherein the rim further comprises a recessed portion, the blade tray being supported by the recessed portion of the rim.

12. The onion chopper of claim 7 , wherein at least a portion of the sweeper is positioned below the rim when the blade tray is attached to the rim of the container.

13. The onion chopper of claim 7 , wherein the rim and the blade tray comprise complementary interlocking features.

14. The onion chopper of claim 7 , wherein the forward end wall of the container includes a planar portion.

15. The onion chopper of claim 14 , wherein the forward end wall of the container is inclined upwardly and outwardly with respect to the bottom.

16. An onion chopper, comprising:
a container having a bottom with a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the bottom and terminating in a rim to define an interior volume, the rim extending to a first height above the bottom;
the plurality of walls including a forward end wall, a rearward end wall, and a pair of opposing sidewalls between the first end wall and the rearward end wall, the opposing sidewalls being separated by a first width;
a blade tray removably supported by the rim, the blade tray having a first end and a second end, and a first side and an opposing second side, the blade tray further having a plurality of blades formed in a grid;
the second end of the blade tray having a second width extending between the first side and the opposing second side whereby the second end of the blade tray forms a sweeper, the second width being less than or approximately equal to the first width, the container further having a height from the bottom to the rim, wherein the sweeper length is greater than or equal to the height, wherein the sweeper is insertable into the container between the pair of opposing sidewalls and to the bottom of the container; and
a lid pivotally attached to the device for movement between a closed position adjacent the blade tray and an open position pivoted away from the tray, the lid having a plurality of projections sized and configured to be received between the plurality of blades when the lid is in the closed position, the sweeper further being positioned in an interior space between the container and the lid when the blade tray is supported by the rim and when the lid is in the closed position.

17. The onion chopper of claim 16 , wherein the lid is pivotally attached to the container at a pivot location, the sweeper being positioned adjacent the pivot location when the blade tray is supported by the rim.

18. The onion chopper of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of blades are positioned at an intermediate location along the blade tray between the first end and the second end.

Assignees

• Progressive Int Corp

Inventors

• Kaposi Sascha
• Aasness Kyle

Classifications

• B26D3/26 Primary

  specially adapted for cutting fruit or vegetables, e.g. for onions · CPC title

• B26D3/185 Primary

  Grid like cutters · CPC title

• B26D2003/288

  making several incisions and cutting cubes or the like, e.g. so-called "julienne-cutter" · CPC title