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Spiral potato slicing apparatus and method

  • US 5,784,942 A
  • Filed: 11/21/1996
  • Issued: 07/28/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A potato slicer, comprising:

  • a base having a first end and a second end;

    a carriage;

    means for supporting said carriage on said base;

    means for providing guided linear longitudinal motion of said carriage along said base;

    a motor mounted on said carriage;

    a longitudinal threaded shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end being nearer to the first end of said base and the second end being nearer to the second end of said base, said shaft being connected at the first end of said shaft to said motor whereby action of said motor rotates said shaft, said shaft substantially defining a potato rotation axis;

    means for nonrotatably engaging a first end of a potato with the second end of said shaft, whereby rotation of said shaft causes rotation of said potato about the potato rotation axis;

    means for supporting and threadedly engaging said shaft, said supporting and engaging means being connected to said base and producing longitudinal motion of said potato, said shaft, said motor, and said carriage toward the second end of said base when said shaft is engaged and rotated in a forward direction;

    a cutting blade having a cutting edge and being connected to said base near the second end of said base, said cutting blade being substantially perpendicular to said potato rotation axis with the cutting edge positioned radially with respect to said potato rotation axis; and

    means for rotatably engaging a second end of said potato with said cutting blade,wherein said threaded shaft has a pitch of greater than about ten threads per inch.

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