The disclosure relates to food cutting devices and more particularly pertains to a new food cutting device for cutting a food item into a plurality of cubes.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a stand that may be positioned on a support surface. A box is coupled to the stand and a drawer is slidably positioned within the box. A plurality of cutting units is provided. A selected one of the cutting units is removably coupled to the box. The selected cutting unit may have a food item placed thereon and the selected cutting unit selectively cuts the food item. A press is movably coupled to the stand. The press is urged downwardly toward the selected cutting unit to press the food item through the selected cutting unit. Thus, the selected cutting unit cuts the food item.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The bottom platform 18 may be positioned on the support surface 14. The bottom platform 18 has a top surface 22 and a bottom surface 24. The top platform 16 has an opening 26 extending therethrough. The opening 26 is centrally positioned on the top platform 16 and the top platform 16 has an upper surface 28. A plurality of feet 30 may be provided and each of the feet 30 may be coupled to the bottom surface 24 of the bottom platform 18. Each of the feet 30 may abut the support surface 14 thereby supporting the stand 12 on the support surface 14.
A box 32 is provided and the box 32 is coupled to the stand 12. The box 32 is positioned on the top surface 22 of the bottom platform 18. The box 32 has a front side 34 and a top side 36, and the front side 34 is open. The top side 36 has an aperture 38 extending therethrough and the aperture 38 is substantially coextensive with the top side 36. A drawer 40 is slidably positioned within the box 32 and the drawer 40 is selectively extendable outwardly from the front side 34.
A plurality of cutting units 41 is provided. A selected one of the cutting units 42 is removably coupled to the box 32. The selected cutting unit 42 is positioned on the top side 36 of the box 32 and the selected cutting unit 42 surrounds the aperture 38 in the box 32. Each of the cutting units 41 has a top edge 44 and the top edge 44 corresponding to each of the cutting units 41 may have a food item 46 placed thereon. The food item 46 may comprise tripe or the like. The top edge 44 corresponding to each of the cutting units 41 is sharpened to selectively cut the food item 46.
A plurality of clips 48 may be provided and each of the clips 48 may be coupled to the top side 36 of the box 32. The clips 48 may be distributed around the aperture 38 in the box 32. Each of the clips 48 may engage the cutting unit 42. Thus, the selected cutting unit 42 may be removably retained on the box 32.
Each of the cutting units 41 comprises a plurality of lateral blades 50 and a plurality of longitudinal blades 52. The lateral blades 50 corresponding to each of the cutting units 41 are spaced apart from each other. The longitudinal blades 52 corresponding to each of the cutting units 41 are spaced apart from each other. The longitudinal blades 52 corresponding to each of the cutting units 41 intersect each of the lateral blades 50 corresponding to each of the cutting units 41 at a right angle. Thus, a plurality of openings 54 is defined in each of the cutting units 41. Each of the openings 54 corresponding to each of the cutting units 41 may have the food item 46 pass therethrough when the food item 46 is cut. Thus, the cut food item 46 is deposited in the drawer 40.
The plurality of cutting units 41 may comprise a first cutting unit 43, a second cutting unit 45 and a third cutting unit 47. Each of the openings 54 corresponding to the first cutting unit 43 may have a length and a width ranging between two cm and five cm. Each of the openings 54 corresponding to the second cutting unit 45 may have a length and a width ranging between twelve mm and nineteen mm. Each of the openings 54 corresponding to the third cutting unit 47 may have a length and a width ranging between six mm and twelve mm.
A press 56 is movably coupled to the stand 12 and the press 56 may be manipulated. The press 56 is urged downwardly toward the selected cutting unit 42 to press the food item 46 through the selected cutting unit 42. Thus, the selected cutting unit 42 cuts the food item 46. The press 56 comprises a handle 58 that is hingedly coupled to the upper surface 28 of the top platform 16. The handle 58 may be manipulated and the handle 58 has a distal end 60 with respect to the upper surface 28. A grip 62 may be coupled to the handle 58. The grip 62 may extend from the distal end 60 of the handle 58 toward the top platform 16 and the grip 62 may be gripped.
A plate 64 is provided that has a topmost surface 66 and a bottommost surface 68. The plate 64 has a plurality of holes 70 extending through the topmost surface 66 and the bottommost surface 68. Each of the holes 70 has an associated one of the legs 20 extending therethrough. Thus, the plate 64 is slidably positioned between the top platform 16 and the bottom platform 18. A plurality of sleeves 72 may each be coupled to the bottommost surface 68 of the plate 64. Each of the sleeves 72 may have an associated one of the legs 20 extending therethrough.
A linkage 74 is provided that has a first end 76 and a second end 78. The first end 76 is hingedly coupled to the handle 58. The first end 76 is positioned at a point is centrally located on the handle 58. The linkage 74 extends though the opening 26 in the top platform 16 and the second end 78 is hingedly coupled to the topmost surface 66 of the plate 64.
A pair of the linkages 80 may be provided. Each of the pair of linkages 80 may be positioned on opposite sides of the handle 58. The handle 58 is urgeable into a pressing position having the plate 64 being urged downwardly toward the bottom platform 18. The handle 58 is urgeable into a releasing position having the plate 64 being urged upwardly toward the top platform 16.
A plurality of cubes 82 is provided and each of the cubes 82 is coupled to the bottommost surface 68 of the plate 64. The cubes 82 are spaced apart from each other and are distributed on the bottommost surface 68. The cubes 82 are arranged into a plurality of rows 84 and columns 86 on the bottommost surface 68. Each of the cubes 82 is aligned with an associated one of the openings 54 in the selected cutting unit 42. Each of the cubes 82 compresses the food item 46 through each of the openings 54 in the cutting unit 42 when the handle 58 is urged into the pressing position. Thus, the food item 46 is cut into a plurality of cubes of food item 46.
In use, the food item 46 is placed on the top edge 44 of the cutting unit 42. The handle 58 is urged into the pressing position. The cubes 82 press the food item 46 through each of the openings 54 in the cutting unit 42. Each of the longitudinal blades 52 and the lateral blades 50 cuts the food item 46 as the cubes 82 press the food item 46. The food item 46 is cut into a plurality of cubes of food item 46. The cubes of food item 46 are deposited into the drawer 40. The drawer 40 is extended outwardly from the box 32 and the cubes of food 46 item are retrieved.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.