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US5142973A
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Onion cutter
Assignee: MILTO INDUSTRIES A GA Corp
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Filing: 1992-02-05
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Granted: 1992-09-01
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Expires: 2012-02-05
Abstract
Abstract A food cutting apparatus for making multiple radial cuts in a work piece such as an onion has a cutter assembly formed as a truncated cone by a plurality of radially extending cutter blades. The cutter assembly cuts through the work piece until it encounters stops which prevent it from passing completely through the work piece. Ejector members are provided for separating the cutter assembly from the work piece after the cutting operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Anton Tur
- 👤 Milan Repisky
- 👤 Nicholas M. Proia
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:28
CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26D; B26D3/00; B26D3/24; B26D3/26; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/869; Y10T83/8776; Y10T83/8785; Y10T83/8821; Y10T83/8841; Y10T83/8845
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
306 words
An apparatus for cutting a work piece having an outer periphery and a center portion into a plurality of elongated pieces attached to the work piece and radially disposed about the center of the work piece comprising a frame, support means mounted on said frame for holding the work piece, a cutter assembly having cutting blades for cutting the work piece, said cutting blades being configured to cut the work piece progressively from the outside periphery thereof toward the center portion, said cutter assembly having a first centrally located cutting blade holding ring having an outer diameter and an inner diameter, means for moving said cutter assembly along an axis in a cutting direction to bear against the work piece and to cut through a portion of the work piece to produce a deeper cut in the cutting direction in the work piece at the outer periphery thereof than at the center portion, stop means for halting the movement of said cutter assembly in said cutting direction prior to the work piece being severed into a plurality of individual independent pieces, and means for separating said cutter assembly from the work piece comprising means for moving said cutter assembly in a direction opposite to said cutting direction, first elongated ejector means mounted on said frame and coaxial with said cutter assembly, said first ejector means being adapted to pass through said first cutting blade holding ring to contact the work piece internally of the cutter assembly when the work piece is moved in the direction opposite to said cutting direction by the cutter assembly, and second ejector means mounted on said frame coaxial with said first ejector means for contacting the work piece externally of the cutter assembly when the work piece is moved in the direction opposite to said cutting direction by the cutter assembly.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
306 words
An apparatus for cutting a work piece having an outer periphery and a center portion into a plurality of elongated pieces attached to the work piece and radially disposed about the center of the work piece comprising a frame, support means mounted on said frame for holding the work piece, a cutter assembly having cutting blades for cutting the work piece, said cutting blades being configured to cut the work piece progressively from the outside periphery thereof toward the center portion, said cutter assembly having a first centrally located cutting blade holding ring having an outer diameter and an inner diameter, means for moving said cutter assembly along an axis in a cutting direction to bear against the work piece and to cut through a portion of the work piece to produce a deeper cut in the cutting direction in the work piece at the outer periphery thereof than at the center portion, stop means for halting the movement of said cutter assembly in said cutting direction prior to the work piece being severed into a plurality of individual independent pieces, and means for separating said cutter assembly from the work piece comprising means for moving said cutter assembly in a direction opposite to said cutting direction, first elongated ejector means mounted on said frame and coaxial with said cutter assembly, said first ejector means being adapted to pass through said first cutting blade holding ring to contact the work piece internally of the cutter assembly when the work piece is moved in the direction opposite to said cutting direction by the cutter assembly, and second ejector means mounted on said frame coaxial with said first ejector means for contacting the work piece externally of the cutter assembly when the work piece is moved in the direction opposite to said cutting direction by the cutter assembly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said frame comprising a plate member having top and bottom surfaces, and said first ejector means comprises a pin having an outside diameter mounted on the bottom surface of said plate member, the outside diameter of said pin being less than the inside diameter of said first blade holding ring.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said second ejector means comprises an ejector ring having a bore therein adapted to receive at least a portion of said cutter assembly.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 3 wherein said cutting blades are arrayed to form a hollow truncated cone extending between said first blade holding ring and a second blade holding ring spaced from said first blade holding ring and having an outside diameter and an inner diameter greater than the inner diameter of said first blade holding ring.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 4 wherein the diameter of said bore is greater than the outside diameter of said first blade holding ring and less than the outside diameter of said second blade holding ring.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 5 wherein said frame comprises a plate member having top and bottom surfaces and said second ejector means is mounted on said bottom surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 6 wherein said first ejector means comprises a pin member mounted on said bottom surface and extending through said bore.
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