Cutting device for fruits and vegetables, preferably onion

A device for cutting fruit and vegetables particularly onions, comprising a cutting member (2) with intersecting knife blades (3, 4) or parallel knife blades (4), forming a grid, and a counter pad (5) against which the cutting member (2) can be pushed, in the process of cutting the onion (6), said counter pad (5) being constituted by a cutting-board (8) exhibiting a centrally oriented cutting member (2) which by means of a joint in the shape of a hinge (7) is pivotably connected with the cutting-board (8) to allow its knife blade grid to carry out a swinging movement directed downwards to the cutting-board (8) and towards an onion (6) placed thereon, the cutting-board (8) having within the area, essentially coinciding with the extent of the knife blades, a plurality of projections supporting the onion (6), characterized in that the projections (9) form a pattern corresponding to the knife blades (3, 4) on the cutting member (2), and have cross sectional shape substantially corresponding to the shape defined by the knife blades (3, 4) on the cutting member (2), including openings or cavities (10), said projections (9) being intended completely to penetrate the openings or cavities (10) in the knife blade grid when the cutting member (2) is in its fully down-tilted position above the cutting-board (8), the height of the knife blades (3, 4) being slightly less than that of the projections (9) so that, when the cutting member (2) is in its down-tilted position, a flat surface is obtained.