Potato cutting machine
First Claim
1. A vegetable cutter comprising a longitudinally extending frame member which is channel shaped in transverse cross section and comprises a base portion and side walls extending upwardly at the opposite longitudinal edges of said base portion, a cutter support fixed to one end thereof, means for presenting an article of vegetable to said cutter support comprising a carriage and means supporting said carriage for guided linear movement toward and away from said cutter support, a driving motor on said carriage including an output shaft having vegetable engaging means at one end thereof toward said cutter support, said shaft being rotatable on an axis parallel to the direction of movement of the carriage, said cutter support including a series of parallel blades projecting toward said carriage and extending in a radial row with respect to the axis of said shaft to score said vegetable along concentric circles, and a slicing blade extending generally at right angles to said shaft axis and spaced toward said carriage from said cutter support for continuously slicing said scored portions during rotation of said shaft to form a series of helical strips of said vegetable, said carriage supporting and guiding means comprising longitudinal guiding formations extending along said frame member side walls, and means on said carriage engaging said guiding formations for free movement of said carriage longitudinally of said frame member, said carriage being movable manually to hold said vegetable against said cutter support during operation of said cutter to produce sliced strips of uniform thickness.
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Abstract
A machine for cutting potatoes into multiple helical strips wherein the potato is rotated and moved toward a cutter having a series of parallel scoring knives projecting toward the potato and extending along a radial line with respect to the axis of rotation of the potato. A slicing blade likewise extending radially is disposed at right angles to the axis of rotation of the potato for continuously slicing off the scored portions. A carriage has a driving motor mounted thereon and the driving motor has a driven shaft which terminates in a potato-engaging and supporting element having prongs for engaging the potato to support the same and cause rotation thereof with said shaft. The machine has a base member to which the cutter is attached and the base member has longitudinal guide means at opposite sides thereof in which the carriage is guided for free longitudinal movement toward and away from the cutter in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the potato.
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- 1. A vegetable cutter comprising a longitudinally extending frame member which is channel shaped in transverse cross section and comprises a base portion and side walls extending upwardly at the opposite longitudinal edges of said base portion, a cutter support fixed to one end thereof, means for presenting an article of vegetable to said cutter support comprising a carriage and means supporting said carriage for guided linear movement toward and away from said cutter support, a driving motor on said carriage including an output shaft having vegetable engaging means at one end thereof toward said cutter support, said shaft being rotatable on an axis parallel to the direction of movement of the carriage, said cutter support including a series of parallel blades projecting toward said carriage and extending in a radial row with respect to the axis of said shaft to score said vegetable along concentric circles, and a slicing blade extending generally at right angles to said shaft axis and spaced toward said carriage from said cutter support for continuously slicing said scored portions during rotation of said shaft to form a series of helical strips of said vegetable, said carriage supporting and guiding means comprising longitudinal guiding formations extending along said frame member side walls, and means on said carriage engaging said guiding formations for free movement of said carriage longitudinally of said frame member, said carriage being movable manually to hold said vegetable against said cutter support during operation of said cutter to produce sliced strips of uniform thickness.
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