# US 2014/0190019 A1 · Food slicer > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190019 A1 - Document ID: US20140190019A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/116,036 - Filed: 2013-05-07 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2012-05-14 - Assignees: Culinary Expressions Inc. - Inventors: Elliot Frenkel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190019A1 ## CPC - B26B 3/04: for performing several incisions simultaneously; Multiple-blade knives - A47J 9/003: {by slicing slabs or prints into pats} - A47J 17/00: Household peeling, stringing, or paring implements or machines (for foodstuffs in bulk A23N) - B26D 3/26: specially adapted for cutting fruit or vegetables, e.g. for onions - B26D 5/10: Hand or foot actuated means - B26D 7/0608: {by pushers (B26D7/0616, B26D7/0625 and B26D7/0641 take precedence)} - B26B: HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (for harvesting A01D; for horticulture, for forestry A01G; for butchering or meat treatment A22; for manufactering or repairing footwear A43D; nail clippers or cutters A45D29/02; kitchen equipment A47J; {vegetable slicers, julienne cutters and similar devices and holders therefor, B26D3/28}; for surgical purposes A61B; for metal B23D; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; plier-like tools with cutting edges B25B7/22; pincers B25C11/02; handles for hand implements, in general B25G; guillotine-type cutters B26D; {perforating by non-mechanical means, e.g. by fluid jet, B26F1/26}; for erasing B43L19/00; for textile materials D06H) - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES - B26D: CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING (for growing crops or plants A01D, A01G; for fodder or straw A01F; for bulk butter A01J; for dough A21C; slaughtering A22B; for tobacco, cigars or cigarettes A24; marking-out, perforating or making buttonholes A41H25/00; manufacturing footwear A43D; brushmaking A46D; surgery A61B; disintegrating, mincing or shredding in general B02C; cutting wire, making pins or nails B21F, B21G; of the kind used formetal B23; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; hand-held cutting tools B26B; perforating, cutting-out, stamping-out or punching, or severing by means other than cutting B26F; for wood B27; for stone B28D; working of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29; making boxes, cartons, envelopes or bags, of paper or similarly worked materials, e.g. metal foil, B31B; article or web delivery apparatus incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices B65H35/00; for leather or upholstery B68, C14B; for glass C03B; making matches C06F; for peat C10F; for sugar C13B45/00; for textile materials D06H; civil engineering, building, mining, see Section E; for light guides G02B6/25; cutting processed photographic material G03D15/04) ## Abstract Disclosed herein is a device for slicing food into a plurality of pieces. The device comprises a upper portion having a pushing head and a lower portion having a slicing head for receiving and subsequently slicing an item of food. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A food slicer comprising: an upper portion having at least one pushing head with at least one pusher, wherein the pushing head is located at a distal end of the upper portion; a lower portion having at least one slicing head with at least one blade and one opening, wherein the slicing head is located at a distal end of the lower portion; a connection portion coupled to a proximal end of the upper portion and a proximal end of the distal portion; and at least two deflectable elements located on the slicing head extending from an outer rim of the slicing head towards a center of the slicing head, the deflectable elements centering food placed in the slicing head over a center of the slicing head, wherein the at least one pusher deflects at least one of the deflectable elements when the food slicer is moved to the closed position to allow sliced food to pass through the slicing head. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The food slicer according to claim 1, wherein the upper portion and the lower portion comprise a textured surface. ### Claim at position 3 3-4. (canceled) ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The food slicer according to claim 1, wherein the upper portion, the lower portion, and the connection portion are integrally formed. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The food slicer according to claim 1, wherein the connection portion is formed from a resilient u-shaped plastic or metal material. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The food slicer according to claim 1, wherein the at least one opening is sized to surround the at least one pusher when the food slicer is in a closed position. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The food slicer according to claim 1, wherein the distal end of the upper portion comprises a plurality of pushing heads and the distal end of the lower portion comprises a plurality of slicing heads. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The food slicer according to claim 1, wherein the at least one blade is attached to the at least one slicing head by a snap fit connection. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The food slicer according to claim 1, wherein a terminal end of the at least one pusher is curved. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The food slicer according to claim 1, wherein the upper portion and the lower portion are formed from plastic or metal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The food slicer according to claim 1, wherein the at least one blade is plastic or metal. ### Claim 13 The food slicer according to claim wherein the at least two deflectable elements are plastic or metal. ### Claim 14 A food slicer comprising: an upper portion having a pushing head with a plurality of pushers, wherein the pushing head is located at a distal end of the upper portion; a lower portion; and a connection portion coupled to a proximal end of the upper portion and a proximal end of the lower portion, wherein a distal end of the lower portion has a slicing head comprising: at least two blades; and at least two openings; wherein the plurality of pushers extend through the at least two openings when the food slicer is in a closed position, and wherein the at least two blades are concave for forming a cup shaped region to maintain food over a center of the slicing head. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The food slicer according to claim 14, wherein a center portion formed by the plurality of pushers forms a convex cup shaped region. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The food slicer according to claim 1, wherein the at least one slicing head is replaceable. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The food slicer according to claim 1, wherein the at least one slicing head is interchangeable with another slicing head.