US2103537A

US2103537A - Vegetable slicer

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Publication number: US2103537A
Application number: US54164A
Authority: US
Inventors: Thomas A Killman; Robert T Killman
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1935-12-13
Filing date: 1935-12-13
Publication date: 1937-12-28
Anticipated expiration: 1954-12-28

Description

T. A. KILLMAN ET AL VEGETABLE SLIGER Filed Dec. 15, 1935 5 Sheets-Sheet l I T. A. KILLMAN ET AL VEGETABLE SLICER 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed-Dec. 13, 1935 T. A. KILLMAN ET AL VEGETABLE SLICER Filed Dec. 13, 1935 mmy;

3 Shets-Sheet 3 Patented Dec.28,1937 t V 2,135,31

uNiro stares Aren't orrles VEGETABLE SLICER Thomas A. Killman and Robert T. Killman, Nashville, Tenn.

Application December 13, 1935, Serial No. 54,164 3 Claims. (01. 146-168) This invention relates to a device for slicing trough thus formed is welded or otherwise suitvegetables into attractive and useful forms. ably secured to the end piece 26 formed from An important object of this invention is to somewhat heavier sheet metal and to which the provide a device of this type which, by means of member 2! is welded 'or otherwise suitably. at- 5 very simple adjustments and rearrangement of tached. V

parts, is made capable of cutting vegetables into The floor of the frame 20 is partially cut away 7 a variety of attractive and useful forms. to form a rectangular opening extending from Another object of this invention is to provide approximately the center of'the frame lengthwise a device of this character that is simple to opertothe end which is attached to the member 26.

m ate and easy to keep clean. A further object of Narrow ledges 21 are left on eitherside of the 10 H this. invention is to provide a device of this charopening. A narrow strip of the metal 29 is rolled acter which may be easily and cheaply constructback upon itself to strengthen the portion 20a ed of inexpensive materials and which may be of the bottom of the frame which remains. packed into a very small space for shipping. Spot welded or otherwise s tably attached to Referring now to the drawings, Figure l is a the two upturned sides of the frame are the 15 perspective view of apreferred form of our invenguides or runners 28 (see Figure 6) made by tion showing the vegetable pushing slide partly turning up the edges of a narrow strip ofmetal. withdrawn and one of the cutting blades in a These runners have one end partially pointed as cutting position. at 28a in order to make the replacementoi' the Fi re 2 is a cr se ion V ew tak n along a slide easier. Guided by the slide member 28 and Vertical Plane through the e -4 0f Figure 1 sliding within the frame 20 is avegetable push- 20 looking in e direction of the ing frame generally designated by the numeral F e 3 isa cross section w taken along a. as. This frame is made up of twolongitudinal Ver ic l p ane th u e lines of Figure 1 channel shaped members 3| joined at one end by looking in the direction of the a channel shaped member 32 and at the other K F ure 4 is a ss section view taken along at end by the handle support member 33 Member al p an u h h l s l k in 33 has its ends turned down and is pivoted to the d re on of t e the longitudinal members by rivets 34 so that the Fi u e 5 i a V w O the guide memberwooden handle 35 which is fastened to member 90 Figure 6 is a cross section view taken along a 33 by i t 35 may be folded back into the plane similar to Figure 4 except that the cutting device bl e in Figure 4 has been reversed e fer end The longitudinal members3l are further joined .and'top for bottom and'the vegetable pushin near their center bythe pusher plate 31 and by member s been entirely Withdrawnthe finger plate 38. The finger plate 38 is formed Figure? is a side view of a second cutting blade. as Shown m piece of t, t t plu- Figure 8 is an end View of the same. rality of downwardly turned fingers 39 separated- Figure 9 is e p View Of 0111' device with the by slots (ill. The upturned ears ll serve to attach second cutting blade in Position and the guide this plateto the longitudinal members 3! either member in position for cutting corrugated slices. by spot, welding or other suitable means. i 40 Figure 10'is a greatly enlarged cross section A: removable blade member 42 having two. 40 w a n along .th of Figure 9 cutting ends, one; number is for the purpose'of looking in the direction of the arrowsh cutting thin slices. and the other number 44 for ig i5 3 greatly enlarged 5 Section. icutting' French fries, is shown in Figures 1, 2', view taken from the same point of the device but, and 4. in t posjtign for cutting. Fr h fries. 45 with the i e member and the vegetable placed and in Figure 6 in the positionfor cutting slices; 45

in the pesifilen cutting e t s Member $2 is made from a piece of fiat sheet Referring new n e detail to t drawings metal by turning sides 45 down. The edge M- is the numeral 20 indlcatesabox like frame memsharpened being beveled on the m side; A her provided at one end Wlth bracket erfgagmg strip of metal 46 formed into the shape shown is member 2| for' removable engagement: with the waded at the points 411 to the m member 42; 50 bracket 22: adapted to be secured to a wall or The forward edges 43 f t Strip 4 are h other suitable surface by means of screws 23rened to a knife edge. Notches 49 are provided The frame 28 is made from-a pieceof sheet metal in the end of side member 45 adjacent. the edge. such as dairytin,etc., by turning. upsides along 44. Notches 5'6 are provided. at the'endsiof side 5 'thelines 24 and 25-as shown. One end of the pieces laadjacent the edge 43.:iEdge 43 issharp- An emboss 42a is formed on the surface of the cutting member 42 near the edge 43 for the purpose of strengthening the cutting member 42 laterally. When in place in the device in a position for cutting French the downwardly turned edges 45 rest upon the ledges 27 on the floor of the frame 20. The notches 49 in the ends of the sides 45 engage pins 50 located in the frame 20. Thus the blade is the frame 30 is pushed fully fingers 39 extend to a point slightly beyond the rear edge of strip 46, while the strip 66 extends between the fingers 39 into the slots 40 which to allow of this. 44 of the blade 42 extends above the or back diameters may be accommodated.

The operation of the device for cutting French fries is as follows: A vegetable 54 such as a potato, etc. is placed between the cross members 32 and 3?, the sliding normal to the long dimension of the pieces 55 so as to form cubes or diced vegetable.

The preparation and operation of the device of uniform thickness is as follows: The same cutting member which was used in the cutting of French fries, just described, is used also in this operation. The

cutting edge 43 on the end opposite to the one used in cutting French fries is used. Assuming the device to be arranged for cutting French fries the operation of converting it for cutting thin flat slices or chips consists in removing the cutting member 42 from the frame 20 which is may be entirely removed from frame 28. Cutting member 42 is now reversed end for end and top for bottom and reinserte the end with cutting edge 43 foremost, into frame 20 until slots 56 fully engage pins 50, when the edge 44 is dropped into place so that the cutting member 42 rests upon the ledges 27. The device is now ready for cutting chips. The vegetable ously described, whereupon edge 43 cuts thin slices or chips which pass between cutting edge 43 and the rolled under edge 29 of floor 20a. into pan 5? as before. In this operation, fingers 39 the variety of cuts member 42. the use of a made by The remaining second cutting the numeral 58 the use of cutting cuts are made by criss-cross or lattice, the Wavy corrugated, and the shoestring cuts are produced. In the production of the last two cuts a guide member is used in conjunction with the cutting member 58.

was assumed to either occupy the A position as how in gu or min heen en el e.- moved from. the device. 7

The cutting member 58 consists of two side membersfid similar in shape and size to the side members 55 of the cutting member previously described. Sidemembersfid are provided with slots55 and 56 similar the side members of cutting member 42. Joining the side members 64 is the corrugated blade member 51 sharpened to a knife edge at both ends. Member 61 is formed from a fiat sheet of metal by running it through two intermeshing gear-like rolls.

For cutting the wavy or corrugated, the shoestring, or the lattice or criss-cross cuts the cutting member 42 is removed and replaced with cutting member 58 so that slots 65 engage pins and side members 54 rest upon ledges 21. Guide member 59 occupies the A position. The vegetable is placed between

cross members

32 and 31 of frame 30 which is moved forward and back one time. This operation causes blade member 61 to cut one slice from the lower side of the vegetable, the object being to leave a corrugated surface on the lower side of the vegetable. This corrugated lower surface is the starting point for each of the cuts now to be described.

In order to make the criss-cross or lattice cut the vegetable is simply passed over the blade member 61 a second time, first turning the vegetable slightly about a vertical axis. The height of the blade member 61 above the floor 20a is such that the corrugations cut through into the grooves made by the previous cut and thus produce the criss-cross or lattice out.

In order to produce the corrugated or wavy cut the preliminary corrugated lower surface is first formed on the vegetable as previously de-' scribed. Guide member 59 is then placed in the C position. In this position the guide member 59 lies opposite one of the upwardly curved portions of the corrugated blade member 61. The

vegetable having the previously produced corrugated lower surface is placed between

cross members

32 and 31 and upon fioo-r 20a so that guide member 59 lies in one of the grooves in the corrugated under surface as shown in detail in Figure 10 and generally in Figure 9. When frame 35 is now pushed forward and with it the vegetable, the bladexmember 61 cuts a corrugated slice from the lower portion of the vegetable, in which slice the grooves and ridges in the upper surface, due to the guiding action of guide member 59, are all parallel to and interlocking with the grooves and ridges in the lower surface, thus producing the wavy, continuous corrugated slice. I

In orderto produce the shoestring cut, the preliminary corrugated lower surface is first produced as previously described. Guide member 59 is placed in the 13 position. In this position-member 59 lies opposite a downwardly curved portion of blade member 61. The vegetable is placed between cross upon floor 25a. so that guide member 59 lies within one'of the grooves in the lower corrugated surface as shown in detail in Figure ii. The height of the cutting member 51' above the floor 25a. is, as previously stated, such that the downwardly curved portions of the blade are located slightly lower than the upper portions of the grooves in the lower corrugated surface of the vegetable sothat the blade cuts through. In the position just described when the frame 30 to' .

slots

49 and 56 of; 3

members

32 and 31 and and with it the the blade member 51, due to the guiding action of guiding member 59 cuts off the lower surface readiness for the next out.

The cutting member 58 may be reversed end for ,end and topfor bottom; so that slots engage pins 50 and used in this position to produce slices similar to those. above described except slightly thicker due to the increased distance from blade 61 to the floor 20a when the cutting member 58 is reversed.

For cleaning purposes the frame 30 is entirely withdrawn from frame 20, the cutting members and the guide member removed thus allowing every part to be thoroughly cleaned.

For compactness in packing for shipment cutting member 42 is placed in its operating condition, handle 35 is folded back into the device as shown by the dotted lines in Figure 4. Guide member 59 is placed in the C position and cutting member 58 is placed in the space between the lower edges of side members 3| and the floor Zlla directly under the folded back handle 35. Various modifications of the arrangements disclosed herein come within the purview of this invention, the scope of which is limited only by the appended claims. 7

We claim:.

vegetable 54 is pushed, inwardly,

1. In a vegetable slicer, a stationary frame havframe and lying in a plane parallel to and above said floor, a plurality of spaced vertical blades extending downwardly from the main cutting blade, a movable frame slidable within said stationary frame, composite vegetable pusher means carried by said movable frame and comprising an upper flat pusher strip mounted transversely of said movable frame and positioned entirely above the main cutting blade in a plane perpendicular to the plane of said blade and parallel to its cutting edge, and a second lower strip mounted transversely of said movable frame and lying in a plane parallel to and below the main cutting blade and spaced vertically from the upper flat pusher strip, said second lower strip being formed with slots, the ends of the metal between the slots being bentinto a vertical plane, said plane being the plane that includes the upper flat pusher strip,whereby, at the end of a cutting stroke the main cutting blade passes into the space between the upper and lower strips and the into the slots formed in the in said side bars for engaging the'slotson one end of the cutting member, said cutting member being capable of being reversed in position so that bent down portions between said pins engage the slots enthe other end of,

said cutting member, cutting edges formed on each end of said cutting member, .a strip bent to a zig-zag or serpentine form affixed to oneend of the cutting member, said strip having a plurality of vertical portions, a plurality of upper horizontal portions and. a plurality of lower horizontal portions, the upper horizontal portions being affixed against the underside of one end of the cutting member, the vertical portions of said strip being formed into cutting edges, and the lower in operating position.

3. A cutting member for use in a vegetable slicer comprising a fiat plate, depending side flanges carried by said plate, cutting edges formed on each end of said piate, a strip bent to a zig-zag or serpentine form afiixed to one end of said plate, said strip having a plurality of vertical por- THOMAS A. KILLMAN. ROBERT T. KILLMAN.