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US 10,183,409 B2Granted
Spiral slicer
AssigneeProgressive International Corporation
InventorsJustin Bagley, Jennifer K. Cotter
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Abstract
A spiral slicer for producing spiral-cut fruits and vegetables, includes a main body supporting a shaft operated by a crank handle. Rotation of the crank handle selectively moves a pusher, which attaches to a fruit or vegetable toward a set of julienne blades and a main slicing blade. The fruit or vegetable is cut by the julienne blades and then by the main blade, with the sliced portion passing through a gap positioned between the julienne blades and the main blade.
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A spiral slicer, comprising:
- a main body having a slicing end and a crank end, with a central body portion joining the slicing end to the crank end, the main body being configured to support the spiral slicer on a horizontal surface;
- a shaft attached to the crank end of the main body, the shaft having a pusher at a first end of the shaft and a crank handle at an opposing second end of the shaft, the crank handle being operable to urge the shaft and the pusher toward the slicing end of the main body;
- a main slicing blade attached to the slicing end of the main body;
- a julienne blade holder mounted to the slicing end of the main body, the julienne blade holder having a first plurality of julienne slicing blades and a second plurality of julienne slicing blades and being positioned adjacent the main slicing blade with a gap between the julienne blade holder and the main slicing blade;
- the julienne blade holder further being mounted for rotational movement about an axis into at least a first rotational position and a second rotational position, wherein in the first rotational position the first plurality of julienne blades extends toward the crank end of the main body to encounter a food item urged toward the main blade by the pusher, and in the second rotational position the second plurality of julienne blades extends toward the crank end of the main body to encounter a food item urged toward the main blade by the pusher;
- the julienne blade holder further comprises a first post and a second post, the first post and the second post defining the axis of rotational movement of the julienne blade holder;
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- a locking cap attached to the slicing end of the main body, the locking cap being moveable with respect to the julienne blade holder to selectively lock the julienne blade holder in either the first rotational position or the second rotational position, or to unlock the julienne blade holder for movement between the first rotational position and the second rotational position, wherein the locking cap is pivotally or slidably mounted to the slicing end of the main body, the locking cap further having a channel for receiving the post in a locked position, the locking cap further having an unlocked position in which the locking cap is moved pivotally or laterally away from the first post.
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A spiral slicer, comprising:
- a main body having a central body portion with a slicing end and a crank end each extending upward from opposing ends of the central body portion, the main body being configured to support the spiral slicer on a horizontal surface;
- a threaded shaft attached to the crank end of the main body, the shaft having first end configured to hold a food item to be sliced and a crank handle at an opposing second end of the shaft, the crank handle being operable to urge the first end of the shaft toward the slicing end of the main body;
- a main slicing blade attached to the slicing end of the main body;
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- a julienne blade holder having a first side and a second side, the first side having a first plurality of julienne blades, the julienne blade holder being positioned adjacent the main slicing blade and defining a gap between the main slicing blade and the julienne blade holder, the julienne blade holder further being mounted at the slicing end for rotational movement about an axis into at least a first rotational position and a second rotational position, wherein in the first rotational position the first plurality of julienne blades extends toward the crank end of the main body to encounter a food item urged toward the main blade by a pusher, and in the second rotational position the second side faces toward the crank end of the main body;
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- a locking cap configured to hold the julienne blade holder in the first rotational or the second rotational position, wherein the julienne blade holder further comprises a first post and a second post, the first post and the second post defining the axis of rotational movement of the julienne blade holder, and wherein the locking cap is slidably mounted to the slicing end of the main body, the locking cap further having a channel for receiving the first post in a locked position, the locking cap further having an unlocked position in which the locking cap is moved laterally away from the first post.
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A spiral slicer, comprising:
- a main body having a central body portion with a slicing end and a crank end each extending upward from opposing ends of the central body portion, the main body being configured to support the spiral slicer on a horizontal surface;
- a threaded shaft attached to the crank end of the main body, the shaft having a first end configured to hold a food item to be sliced and a crank handle at an opposing second end of the shaft, the crank handle being operable to urge the first end of the shaft toward the slicing end of the main body;
- a main slicing blade attached to the slicing end of the main body;
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- a julienne blade holder having a first side and a second side, the first side having a first plurality of julienne blades, the julienne blade holder being positioned adjacent the main slicing blade and defining a gap between the main slicing blade and the julienne blade holder, the julienne blade holder further being mounted at the slicing end for rotational movement about an axis into at least a first rotational position and a second rotational position, wherein in the first rotational position the first plurality of julienne blades extends toward the crank end of the main body to encounter a food item urged toward the main blade by a pusher, and in the second rotational position the second side faces toward the crank end of the main body;
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- a blade lock locking cap configured to hold the julienne blade holder in the first rotational position or the second rotational position, wherein the julienne blade holder further comprises a first post and a second post, the first post and the second post defining the axis of rotational movement of the julienne blade holder, and wherein the locking cap is pivotally mounted to the slicing end of the main body, the locking cap further having a channel for receiving the first post in a locked position, the locking cap further having an unlocked position in which the locking cap is moved pivotally away from the first post.
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