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US 10,160,133 B2Granted
Mandoline slicer
AssigneeProgressive International Corporation
InventorsLawrence M. Hauser, Joshua Stewart, Justin Bagley, Sascha Kaposi
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Abstract
A mandoline slicer includes a slicing blade between a runout ramp and a platen defining an adjustable slicing ramp. A set of cubing blades is selectively movable between extended and retracted positions, extendable through slots formed in the runout ramp. A pusher is configured for 90 degree rotational movement to allow perpendicular cutting by the cubing blades before slicing by a main blade.
Claims20
A mandoline slicer, comprising:
- a frame having a pair of opposing frame sidewalls;
- a platen forming a slicing ramp at a proximal portion of the slicer and carried on the frame between the pair of opposing frame sidewalls, the platen having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a runout plate positioned at a distal portion of the slicer and between the opposing frame sidewalls, the runout plate having a main blade positioned adjacent the platen, the distal end of the platen being moveable to a plurality of positions to define a plurality of cutting thicknesses between the distal end of the platen and the main blade, the runout plate further having a plurality of cubing blade slots formed between the main blade and the distal end of the slicer;
- a cubing blade assembly supported between the pair of opposing frame sidewalls and below an upper surface of the runout plate, the cubing blade assembly having a first set of cubing blades configured to be selectively movable between a first position in which the first set of cubing blades extends through at least some of the plurality of cubing blade slots, and a second position in which the first set of cubing blades is retracted below the upper surface of the runout plate;
- a first selector knob positioned on one of the opposing frame sidewalls, the first selector knob being connected to the cubing blade assembly and operable to move the first set of cubing blades between the first position and the second position;
- the first set of cubing blades each further having a first sharp edge facing toward the proximal end of the slicer, and a second sharp edge facing toward the distal end of the slicer, wherein when a food item is moved across the first set of cubing blades toward the distal end of the slicer the food item is cut by the first sharp edge, and when the food item is rotated 90 degrees on the platen and moved across the second set of cubing blades toward the proximal end of the slicer the food item is cut by the second sharp edge;
- the platen further having a plurality of julienne blade slots arranged in a row and positioned between the main blade and the proximal end of the slicer;
- a julienne blade assembly supported between the pair of opposing frame sidewalls and below an upper surface of the platen, the julienne blade assembly having a first set of julienne blades configured to be selectively movable within a first channel between a deployed position in which the first set of julienne blades extends through at least some of the plurality of julienne blade slots, and a stowed position in which the first set of julienne blades is retracted below the upper surface of the platen and a second set of julienne blades configured to be selectively movable within a second channel between a deployed position in which the second set of julienne blades extends through at least some of the plurality of julienne blade slots, and a stowed position in which the second set of julienne blades is retracted below the upper surface of the platen;
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- a second selector knob positioned on one of the opposing frame sidewalls, the second selector knob being connected to the julienne blade assembly and operable to move the first set of julienne blades and the second set of julienne blades between the deployed position and the stowed position;
- whereby the first set of cubing blades is moveable between the first and second positions independently of the movement of the first set of julienne blades between the stowed and deployed positions.
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A mandoline slicer, comprising:
- a frame having a pair of opposing frame sidewalls extending from a proximal end of the slicer to a distal end of the slicer;
- a main blade spanning between the pair of opposing frame sidewalls;
- a runout plate extending from the main blade toward the distal end of the slicer, the runout plate having a plurality of cubing blade slots extending between an upper surface and a lower surface of the runout plate;
- a platen forming a slicing ramp between the main blade and the proximal portion of the slicer and positioned between the pair of opposing frame sidewalls, the platen having a proximal end and a distal end, the platen being positioned to define a gap between the main blade and the distal end of the platen;
- a platen support having a forward end adjacent the main blade and a rearward end at the proximal end of the slicer, and a left side and an opposing right side between the forward end and the rearward end, the platen support being positioned beneath the platen and providing support for the platen, the platen support further being coupled to the opposing frame sidewalls at the forward end of the left side, the forward end of the right side, the rearward end of the left side, and the rearward end of the right side to restrict the platen support against longitudinal movement;
- a height adjuster coupled to the opposing frame sidewalls for longitudinal movement between the proximal end and the distal end of the slicer while being constrained against vertical movement, the height adjuster and platen support having complementary engaging surfaces whereby longitudinal movement of the height adjuster causes vertical movement of the platen support at both the forward end and the rearward end, the platen being moveable with respect to a position of the main blade to define a slicing thickness for a food item traveling from the proximal end of the slicer toward the distal end of the slicer;
- a pusher attachable to one of the opposing frame sidewalls, the pusher having a pusher support, a pusher grip defining an interior cavity and surrounding the pusher support, and a pusher plate vertically moveable within the interior cavity;
- a cubing blade assembly supported between the pair of opposing frame sidewalls and below the upper surface of the runout plate, the cubing blade assembly having a first set of cubing blades configured to be selectively extended through at least some of the plurality of cubing blade slots in the runout plate or retracted below the upper surface of the runout plate;
- the first set of cubing blades when extended through the cubing blade slots being positioned on the runout plate such that the pusher grip is rotatable on the runout plate between the first set of cubing blades and the distal end of the slicer;
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- the first set of cubing blades each further having a first sharp edge facing toward the proximal end of the slicer, and a second sharp edge facing toward the distal end of the slicer, wherein when a food item is moved across the first set of cubing blades toward the distal end of the slicer the food item is cut by the first sharp edge, and when the food item is rotated 90 degrees on the platen and moved across the second set of cubing blades toward the proximal end of the slicer the food item is cut by the second sharp edge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.