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US 6,128,996 AGranted
Food holder for slicing food into two pieces
AssigneeSanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsKatsunori Sato, Shigehiro Uemura
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Abstract
The food holder has two vertical plates, mounted on a base vertically and parallel to each other. The two plates create a gap between the plates where food is held. Knife guides with vertically extending guide slits are provided at both ends of the gap. The two vertical plates are connected to the base in a manner allowing their translational motion in directions which can change the gap size. Additionally, a centering mechanism insures the distance moved by each plate is equal.
Claims16
A food holder for slicing food into two pieces, said food holder comprising:
- a base having a first slide groove, a second slide groove, and a plurality of connection openings;
- a first vertical plate connected to said base in a vertical orientation, said first vertical plate being movably supported in said first slide groove;
- a second vertical plate opposing said first plate and connected to said base in a vertical orientation, said second plate being movably supported in said second slide groove, wherein said first and second vertical plates define an adjustable gap between opposing faces thereof;
- a centering mechanism operable to cause equidistant movement of said first and second vertical plates toward and away from each other on said base;
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- knife guides received in said connection openings in said base, respectively, so as to be positioned at both ends of the gap defined between said first and second vertical plates, wherein each of said knife guides has a vertically extending guide slit, and said connections opening are located in said base so that said guide slits are aligned with a center of the gap defined between said first and second vertical plates.
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A food holder for slicing food into two pieces, said food holder comprising:
- a base;
- a first plate connected to said base in a vertical orientation, said first plate being slidably supported on said base;
- a second plate opposing said first plate and connected to said base in a vertical orientation, said second plate being slidably supported on said base, wherein said first and second plates are positioned so as to define an adjustable gap between opposing faces thereof;
- a centering mechanism operable to cause equidistant movement of said first and second plates toward and away from each other on said base;
- knife guides mounted on said base so as to be positioned at both ends of the gap defined between said first and second plates, each of said knife guides having a vertically extending guide slit,
- wherein said knife guides are mounted on said base so that the guide slits are aligned with a central plane at a center of the gap defined between said first and second plates;
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- a plurality of food supports mounted on said base and having knife slits aligned in the same plane as said guide slits of said knife guides.
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A food holder for slicing food into two pieces, said food holder comprising:
- a base;
- a first plate connected to said base in a vertical orientation, said first plate being slidably supported on said base, wherein said first plate has opposite edge portions that are inwardly curved;
- a second plate opposing said first plate and connected to said base in a vertical orientation, said second plate being slidably supported on said base, wherein said first and second plates are positioned so as to define an adjustable gap between opposing faces thereof, and wherein said second plate has opposite edge portions that are inwardly curled;
- a centering mechanism operable to cause equidistant movement of said first and second plates toward and away from each other on said base;
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- knife guides mounted on said base so as to be positioned at both ends of the gap defined between said first and second vertical plates, each of said knife guides having a vertically extending guide slit, wherein said knife guides are mounted on said base so that said guide slits are aligned at a center of the gap defined between said first and second plates.
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A food holder for slicing food into two pieces, said food holder comprising:
- a base;
- first and second slide plates slidably supported on said base;
- a first vertical plate connected to said first slide plate in a vertical orientation relative to said base;
- a second vertical plate opposing said first vertical plate and connected to said second slide plate in a vertical orientation relative to said base,
- wherein an adjustable gap is defined between opposing faces of said first and second vertical plates;
- first and second racks connected to opposing edges of said first and second slide plates, respectively;
- a synchronous gear rotatably mounted on said base, said synchronous gear being in mesh with said first and second racks in a rack and pinion arrangement for moving said first and second plates in opposite directions;
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- knife guides mounted on said base so as to be positioned at both ends of the gap defined between said first and second vertical plates, each of said knife guides having a vertically extending guide slit, wherein said knife guides are mounted on said base so that said guide slits are aligned at a center of the gap defined between said first and second vertical plates.
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