Improved appliance for cutting fruit or vegetables

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018162003-A1
Application number	US-201615580470-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 17, 2016
Priority date	Jun 8, 2015
Publication date	Jun 14, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

An appliance for cutting food, particularly fruit and vegetables, includes a base and at least one cutting blade. The base includes a surface for receiving the food and a device for translatably guiding the cutting blade that is to be moved back and forth by the user over the food.

First claim

1 . Appliance for cutting foods, comprising a base, and at least one cutting blade, wherein the base comprises a fixed surface for receiving the food and a device for translational guidance of the cutting blade intended to be moved back and forth over the food by a user.

2 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 1 , wherein the base comprises holding means for holding the food on the receiving surface.

3 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 1 , characterized in that wherein the cutting blade is held by a cutting slide.

4 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 3 , wherein the cutting blade is removably positioned on the cutting slide.

5 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 3 , characterized in that it comprises further comprising a container forming with the cutting slide a vessel for collecting cut food.

6 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 1 , wherein the base comprises two edges which extend in a longitudinal direction and wherein the guidance device comprises two ramps which are positioned respectively above the edges and which extend in the longitudinal direction.

7 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 6 , wherein the cutting slide comprises two lateral guides intended to cooperate with the ramps.

8 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 6 , wherein the ramps are vertically mobile in relation to the base between an upper extended position and a lower retracted position.

9 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 6 , wherein the ramps and the holding means are attached.

10 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 8 , further comprising a system for translational guidance of the ramps on the base.

11 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 8 , wherein the base comprises return means for returning the ramps to the upper extended position.

12 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 5 , wherein the container comprises an outer face which forms a gripping part.

13 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 5 , wherein the container is removably positioned on the cutting slide.

14 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one non-slip foot.

15 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 1 , wherein the foods are fruits or vegetables.

16 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 1 , wherein the holding means consist of spikes.

17 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 10 , wherein said guidance system comprises columns that are positioned close to the edges of the base.

18 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 11 , wherein said return means are spring means.

19 . The appliance for cutting foods according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one non-slip foot is a suction cup.

Assignees

• Seb Sa

Inventors

• Plichon Stéphane
• Benoit David

Classifications

• B26D3/28

  Splitting layers from work; Mutually separating layers by cutting (B26D3/30 takes precedence; Recovery of plastics or other constituents of waste material containing plastics B29B17/00) · CPC title

• A47J43/25

  Devices for grating · CPC title

• B26D3/283

  Household devices therefor · CPC title

• B26D2003/285

  cutting one single slice at each stroke · CPC title

• B26D1/06 Primary

  wherein the cutting member reciprocates (cup or like cutting members B26D1/44) · CPC title