US1865986A - Vegetable cutting device - Google Patents

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M. WHITE VEGETABLE CUTTING DEVICE July 5, 1932.

Filed April 22, 1931 By Mabel Wbz'ze Patented July 5, 1932 7 mnnwmrnor sroxmn wnsnmqroiv" if.

- vmmnmemmm n appl cation fi1ed A1iri1 22,1981. Sen m'. '531;,911.

My invention relates: tovegetable cutting Thepawl leve' rl9 'is fulcrumed one 'shaft devices and certain objects of theinvention are to provide a device for use in cutting'vegetables into cubes and "comprising stationary 5 transversely disposed bladesand a vertically movable blade; "Qtherobjects are to provide means whereby the cutting movement of the vertical blade is eliminated and whereby the vegetables are cut into rectangular strips 'only., Further'objects are to provide adjustable means whereby the device is adapted to cut vegetables into cubes of vari-. Oussizesff; 7 7

With the above andjother objects inview which will appear as the description proceeds,tl'1e invention consists of the novel eonstruction, adaptation, eombination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed. These'objectsare accomplished by devices illustrated in the" accompanying drawing; wherein: 1 7 1 Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device;

, Fig. 2 is aview in longitudinal vertical section taken substantially on a broken1ine2, 2 of'Fig. 1;

I Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail View in per spective showing the stationary and movable blades mounted in-channel guidesg},

Fig; 4 isaview in perspective ojf one ofthe 39 multiple blade cutting members and g Fig. 5 is a view in perspective ofthe front end of the device.

' Referring to the drawing wherein like reference numerals indi'cate',lik e .parts, thej numeral 5 designates a rectangular container provided on one sidefwith an upstanding lug bearing 6. Abellcranklever? isffulcr'umed;

to 'sai'dlug bearing and theshort arm of said eXteriorly ofthecontainer. The rearend of said link member is bifurcated to receiver a pawl'lever 9 and said pawl lever 'is pivotally l andadjustablyconnected tosaid'link member by a pin 10 passing through holes inthe'lin'k bell crank has its end pivotally connected tor a link member 8 extendingrearwardlyfland- 12 that is mounted in bracket bearings 13 fixed to the rear'exterior end ofthe container 5. Thelower end ofsaid pawl lever has a r i rod 14 fixed thereto in parallel relation with 65 said shaft and itsouterendhas apaw1'15 pivotally mounted thereon'and disposedcentra'lly of the rear end of the container! j t The outer-extended end of said pawlis formed t into afin'ge'r rest'16 and a spring ll7 normally retain'sthe inner end of the pawl in engagementjwith "the/teeth of a rack bar '18. Said rack bar extends slidably'through a bearing 19'and fc'entrally into the container jand'its innerend is fixed to aplunger 20 that is slid ab y-disposed within and transversely of said container.- i j Referring to Fig. 2 1* the drawing: when the long arm of the bell crank lever 7 is moved downward to the dotted position, its short 7 arm will pivotally draw the link member 8- and the upper portion eithepawl lever '9 forward to the dottedpositionand the lowerportionof saidpawllever with its rod 14 'will' carry the 'pawl '15 backward to the dot,- ted" position. 'LWhenf the longarm portion of said bell crank is ag'ainpivotallylraised to the full' lineposition said pawl will slidablyfmove the rack barjl8andplunger' 20 forward. 'rhusa W111 be 'obviousthat said 86 a plunger may bemoved to the iforwardiend of e the container by repeating said movement.

Byho1dingjdown on the j-finger rest L16the pawl i sirelease'd fromengagement with" the .1 e 1 rack bar and the'plunger may be moved en- '3 tirely to the rear endof thefcontainerff k spring 21 fixed t OIlihQ-SlI OItaQImJOf the bell crank and tothe-container helps to raise {the long; arm ofithebellcrank' togits normalposi iongj 99 The forward and 6f, m lamine 5 is and has an upstanding channel guide mem- 22 fixed to either side thereof and the low} er portions of said guides areadaptedto re tain a pairof stationary multiplebladegiut- 9 tingf members designated respectively as a" whole by thernumerals' 23 and'24, "Said'cutv ting members are each thesame in c nstra tion and, as shfo'wnin Fig. 4, compriseapalr V of pporting frames25- retained in adjus able spaced apart relation by bolts 26 each having opposing screw threads on their respective ends. Said framemembers are each provided with corresponding spaced apart tongues 27 having a pin 28 disposed therethe horizontal positionandz theother with;

its blades in the vertical position. It will thus be apparent that said blades will-cut a vegetableinto rectangular strips when placed between the plunger and said blades and forced; through the blades by the aforesaid rack. and pawlI means.

lfAi movable cutting blade. is slidably dis} posed inthe channel .guides 22 in front of the stationary cuttingmembers 23 and 25L. Said blade is. normally retained in the. raised posi+ tion by a spring 31 having its. lower end mounted in a tubularportion 32 o'f one ofjsaid channel guides. and. its upper... end bearing against. a shoulder 33fi'xed to saidblade. As shown in fdetailfin. Fig. 3', said bladeis. held iniresilientjslidable engagement with the mull.- ti'ple. blade cuttingmember 23;by.aleafs-pring 34 fixed to saidlblade and bearing against the inside of the channel. guide, and .saidlspring allows the movable. cutting blade to. be forced outwardly fromthe stationary cutting blades by the. strips of vegetable on the. upward movement as will be.understood:v I V v The long'armportion of the bellcranklever Tisofisetat35 to bringits handleend portion 36.. in. a central position with. respect to r the container 5. Said handlefporti'on registers Witha verticalslot37 inth-e'cutting blade 30 and is its'elf provided-with-a slotfl38lf Lugs 39-are disposed at the: upper end of saidiverti calQslot. and. pin 40,. passing through said lugs and through. the handle slot,1pi votally and slidabl'y: connect. said cutting. blade to said handle. and bell crank; lever. 7 As. hereinbefore set forth, 1; each upward movementof the bell crank lever 7' causes the pawl to .pushthe plunger 20. toward the. cutting. blades and'thev springs 21 ancl31 assist in, said. upward movement. A vegetable placediwi'thin thecontain'er 5' in front of said plunger may thus beforced through the transversely disposed stationary blades and cut intorectangular strips. At each downward movement ofthe bell crank andthe handle 36* said pawl is movedback toa retracted posi tion andholdion the teethof the rack bar 18 and? the cuttingblade 30. cutsv ofl'equ'al. por

-tions. of.the rectangular vegetable strips By the slot 37 leaving the blade 30 in the raised position whereby the vegetable will be cut into rectangular strips only.

- Having thus described my invention, it being understood that minor changes may be resorted to .in its construction and arrangement without departing 'fromthe scope and spirit oftlieinvention, what I claim. and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is .1 vegetable: cutting device having in combination a container open at one end, up-

standing channel guides for said end, station'- ary blades mounted'in said guides in transversearrangement' across said open container end, a cutting blade mounted: for vertical movement. inthe guides across. thefront face of tlie stationary blades .and having acentral vertical slot, 'a' spring fixed to said. cutting blade whereby same. is adapted to be..move'd away .fromfthe stationary; blades, another spring for one oftheguidesadaptedto retain said cuttingfblade. in ,a. normally raised position, aplunger for thejcontainer, a rack bar connected .to the plunger and extending. slidably. throughtherear end thereofea pawl .en-.

gagingtherack bar, means for releasing the pawl from en agement with the raokQbarjia rod and pawl. lever. for actuating the pawl, a link member. detachably and adj ustably connected .to the. pawl lever, a bell. crank lever fulcrumed'to the containerjandjpivotally connected tothe link member, a spring, adapted to retain .the longarmoffithe bell crank in a normally. raised. position, a; forward ofiset handle end-portion for the; long bell crank armpivotally and slidably connectedto the movable cuttingblade andlwithin its vertical slot whereby upward movement of 'the handle raises said blade and causes the plunger to move forwardapredetermined distance and whereby downward movement of the handle and cutting bladecaiises the pawl to take a retractedhold on the rack'bar, and'said bell' crank handle portion adapted to be disconnected from the movable cutting blade wherebv sai'd blade remains stationary in the raised position and said handle: portion is adapted t'omove up anddown in the vertical slot of saidmovable blade. l f. 21A i vegetable, cutting device having in combination a container openat one end, up.-

' standing channel'guides' for said"end, station- :ar'v blades mounted-in.'said guides-in transverse.arrangementiacross said open container end, a cutting blade'mounted-in the guides for vertical movement across the front face of-the stationary blades and-having a central verticallslot, a spring fixedto. said cutting blade whereby same is adapted to bem'oved away from the fstationary: blades, another spring for one of the channelguides adapted to. retain said. cutting blade in the normally raisedposition a 'plungerg for the container, a rack bar connected to the..p1i1nger and.ex-

tending slidably through the rear end thereof, a pawl engaging the rack bar, apawl lever for actuating the pawl, a link member detachably and adj ustably connectedto the pawl lever, a bell crank lever fulcrumed to the container and pivotally connected to the link member, a forward ofi'set handle end portion for the bell crank pivotally and slidably connected) to the movable cutting blade whereby upward movement of the handle raises said blade and causes the plungerto move forward and whereby downward movement of the handle and cutting blade causes the pawl. to take a retracted hold on the rack bar.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

MABEL WHITE.

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