Mandolin Slicer
OwnerLance Hood, Joshua Stewart +1inventors
InventorsLance Hood, Joshua Stewart, Clive Koon Yin Wong
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Abstract
A mandolin slicer having a slicing plate which is selectively adjustable in height on a main body to allow adjustment of the thickness of slices by a supporting platform which swings on pairs of rods to raise or lower the slicing plate and may be locked in any position. Retractable leg and foot supports are mounted to the main body to allow compact stowing of the supports when not in use. Chipper and julienne upright blade sets can be pivoted up on holder frames by movement of a selector slide so as to protrude through slot sets in the slicer plate to be positioned for chipping or julienne slicing. A reversible blade mount holds a V blade or V waffle blade in alternate positions.
Claims16
A mandolin slicer comprising:
- a main body;
- a cutting blade mounted to said main body;
- a slicing plate also mounted to said main body having an upper surface located to one side of said cutting blade for supporting an item to be sliced by advancement against said cutting blade;
- said slicing plate mounted for movement on said main body relative to said cutting blade to change the level of said slicer plate at said cutting blade;
- an adjustment mechanism supporting said slicing plate to be selectively positioned at any of a number of selected levels relative said cutting blade, whereby the thickness of slices can be adjusted by operation of said adjustment mechanism.
A mandolin slicer comprising:
- a main body;
- a cutting blade supported on said main body;
- a slicing plate mounted on said main body to locate a main upper surface adjacent but below said cutting blade so that an item to be sliced can be slid along said slicing plate and into said cutting blade to slice said item;
- said slicing plate having a set of slots formed therein in a pattern extending across said slicer plate in the same direction as said cutting blade;
- a set of upright blades arranged in a pattern matching said slot pattern and a block holder frame pivotally mounted on said main body below said slicing plate so as to allow said upright blades to be pivoted up and received into said slots to protrude above an upper surface of said slicing plate;
- and,
- a slide mounted on said main body to be movable into engagement with said holder frame so as to pivot said holder frame up thereby selectively exposing said upright blades above said slicing plate and enable slicing a portion of said item into strips with subsequent slicing by said cutting blade.
A mandolin slicer comprising:
- a main body;
- a cutting blade mounted on said main body;
- a slicing plate having an upper surface mounted on said main body below and to one side of said slicing blade so as to support an item to be sliced thereon and advanced into said cutting blade and sliced thereby;
- a pair of elongated members connected at one end and having protruding portions on other ends thereof guided in a respective elongated slot in each side of said main body to allow a retracted positioning of said members alongside a respective side of said main body, said slots and protruding portions being configured to allow said members to be held parallel to said main body until being moved out to the ends thereof and thereafter pivoted down to extend at an angle to said main body to provide a support therefore at one end.
A holder assembly for holing an item for slicing in a mandolin slicer comprising:
- an item base cup open at a bottom end to allow an item placed therein to be exposed at the bottom for slicing a cutting blade mounted in said mandolin slicer;
- an inverted cup shaped bottom grip telescoped onto said base cup and having a plurality of spikes projecting down into said base cup;
- a generally cup shaped top grip comprised of a series of arcuate segments projecting through arcuate slots in a top of said bottom grip and a pusher piece attached to the bottom of said arcuate segments, said pusher piece having holes therein each aligned with and receiving a spike.
A mandolin slicer comprising:
- a main body;
- a cutting blade mounted to said main body;
- a slicing plate also mounted to said main body having an upper surface located to one side of said cutting blade for supporting an item to be sliced by advancement against said cutting blade;
- said main body having a pair of sides;
- a reversible V blade holder comprising a first segment holding a straight edged V blade and a second segment offset from the first segment and extending in the opposite direction holding a V shaped waffle blade;
- said main body sides having an opening in one side removably receiving said V blade holder, with one of said V blades opposite said slider plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.