Food product slicer
AssigneePotbelly Sandwich Works, LLC
InventorCarl Segal
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Abstract
Food product slicers that efficiently, consistently, and safely slice food products are disclosed herein. Embodiments of a food product slicer comprise a base unit and a cutting utensil. Additional embodiments of the food product slicer comprise a base unit, a handle, and a cutting utensil. Further embodiments of the food product slicer comprise a base unit having a first side, a second side, a top surface and a bottom surface; a cutting utensil attached to the base unit at a predetermined distance from the bottom surface of the base unit, the cutting utensil having a cutting edge parallel to the bottom surface of the base unit; and a handle attached to the base unit.
Claims20
A food product slicer comprising:
- a base unit having a first side, a second side, a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a cutting utensil attached to the base unit at a predetermined distance from the bottom surface of the base unit, the cutting utensil having a cutting edge parallel to the bottom surface of the base unit;
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- a handle attached to the base unit.
A method for slicing a food product comprising the steps of:
- a. placing a food product slicer on a generally planar support surface, the food product slicer comprising:
- i. a base unit having a first side, a second side, a top surface and a bottom surface;
- ii. a cutting utensil attached to the base unit at a predetermined distance from the bottom surface of the base unit, the cutting utensil having a cutting edge parallel to the bottom surface of the base unit;
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- iii. a handle attached to the base unit;
- b. placing the food product on the generally planar support surface adjacent to the cutting utensil;
- c. moving the food product slicer across the generally planar support surface in a horizontal direction such that the cutting utensil cuts into the food product along a horizontal plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.