CPC B26D 3/283 (2013.01) [B26D 3/26 (2013.01); B26D 7/2628 (2013.01); B26D 2210/02 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A handheld motorized food cutting device comprising:
a body to be gripped in a user's hand so that the device is supported by the hand, the body having a passage extending inwardly of the body from an inlet opening through which a food item to be processed is inserted for movement along the passage in a processing direction;
a blade assembly moveably mounted in the body for reciprocating movement along a cutting path that is transverse of said processing direction, with the blade assembly being exposed to the passage so as to be engaged by the food item moved in said processing direction; and
a drive assembly to drive said blade assembly along said cutting path,
wherein the body provides a surface to abut a palm of said hand, with fingers of the hand extending at least partly about said body so that the body is gripped, and
wherein said processing direction is transverse of said surface,
wherein the blade assembly includes a blade carrier adapted to hold a blade and a blade cartridge having a support surface for the food item, and
wherein the blade cartridge includes a plurality of articulated links to enable curvilinear movement of the blade cartridge.
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