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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7421786 | Avocado pitter/slicer An avocado slicer includes a frame having a proximal end and a distal end, and a plurality of slicing elements extending from the proximal end of the frame to the distal end of the frame. Each slicing element is substantially parallel to an adjacent slicing element.... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7305917 | Cheese vat for preparing soft fresh cheese, and cutting frame for a cheese vat A cheese vat for at least preparing curd for soft fresh cheese, comprising at least one cutting frame provided with a cutting wire system, which has a frame which has at least two opposite frame parts between which cutting wire sections extend, which frame parts are... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7080454 | Devices and methods for use in preparing certain fruits for consumption Devices for removing and/or slicing a meat of fruit are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device has a handle portion and a working portion having an elongated blade and a pair of lateral extensions. The elongated blade has a cross-sectional shape adapted to facilit... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7055247 | Avocado slicer An avocado slicer having a handle, a curved blade, and a plurality of internal cutting blades. The blade separates the meat of the avocado from the peel while the internal cutting blades simultaneously slice the meat into separate slices. In a preferred form, the av... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6923104 | Tensive cutting assembly A tensive cutting assembly includes a tensionable cutting member formed of a strip of material, typically metal, which is formed having a serpentine configuration. The tensionable cutting member is removably mounted on a tensive cutting head. The tensive cutting hea... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6647848 | Cake-layer cutting apparatus A cake-layer cutting apparatus for allowing a user to slice layers of cake accurately and evenly. The cake-layer cutting apparatus includes a frame, which includes a first support, a second support and a handle portion that extends between the first suppo... | 11/18/2003 |
| 5911808 | Tensioned blade apparatus A multiblade cutting assembly including a plurality of blades and a blade support which is loaded as a simple beam. A plurality of parallel cutting blades are mounted by a first end on a frame and by a second end on a tension member. A pair of biasing mem... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5749145 | Egg cutter An egg cutter comprising a rectangular base plate which has webs running parallel to a first lateral edge and separated by gaps, the profile of which webs forms an elliptical depression in which to place an egg, and comprising a cutting frame which is piv... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5613431 | Avocado cutter A tool for use on an avocado, for separating the meat of an avocado from its skin while simultaneously cutting the meat into separate slices, comprising a handle having a first end and a second end and a frame mounted at one end of the handle. The frame h... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5533442 | Avocado peeler and slicer A tool for use on an avocado, for separating the meat of an avocado from its skin while simultaneously cutting the meat into separate slices, comprising a handle having a first end and a second end and cutting rings are mounted at one end of the handle. T... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5207137 | Potato dicing device A dicing device for potatoes and the like adapted to be rested upon the top edge of a pail and having cutting wire portions through which a soft boiled potato is first sliced into horizontally sliced layers while passing onto a grated area and thereafter ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5153993 | Clay cutter A clay cutter for simultaneously cutting a plurality of slabs of clay, including a frame including first and second opposing, longitudinally-extending side members. A plurality of cross wires are attached to and extend between the first and second side me... | 10/13/1992 |
| 4937938 | Egg slicers An egg slicer comprising upper and lower hinged arm which are arranged to be grasped in one hand by a user. The arms are hinged to one another at their near ends. The front end of the lower arm has a number of spaced but parallel cutter means for slicing ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4646602 | Cheese cutter A cheese cutter for reducing a block of cheese by cutting the block in three perpendicular directions, comprising a frame, a carriage mounted and moveable linearly within the frame, low adherence, chemically inert cheese support members mounted on such ca... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4516458 | Slicing device for foodstuffs A slicing apparatus for foodstuffs comprising a baseboard with a groove extending transversely thereof; a bore extending into one end of the baseboard through and beyond the groove; a U-shaped bar having two legs and a central portion; the first leg of th... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4383365 | Egg slicer with interchangeable components This device is a combination device, for slicing eggs, stick butter, soft cheeses and other foods, and it consists primarily of interchangeable cutting blades and food support members, the support members being slideable in the base of the device. It furt... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4297932 | Cheesecake cutting machine An apparatus for slicing a cheesecake into a plurality of neatly cut pie-shaped slices of equal size. It includes a cutting cylinder having a plurality of tensioned cutting wires each extending diametrically across the lower end of the cylinder. The wires... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4271562 | Fish scaler A plurality of stainless steel wires or blades extend between cylindrical end elements on a spindle and may be stressed as desired to place them under tension. The wires or blades may be straight, that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the spindle o... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4195402 | Dessert cutter A dessert cutter particularly useful for delicate cakes with soft and moist composition. A frame supports a plurality of taut wires in a geometric relationship. The frame provides a grip for pressing the wires through a cake and a guide surface for visual... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4095339 | Egg slicer An improved egg slicer is provided which comprises a lower member including a main body having a longitudinal channel therein and an elongated handle issuing from the main body. A cutter means is movably laterally mounted in the main body across a section... | 06/20/1978 |
