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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsunori Sato, Sumoto, JP;
Shigehiro Uemura, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D / ; B25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
83765 ; 83454 ; 83458 ; 83459 ; 83464 ; 83466 ; 834661 ; 269 872 ; 269227 ;
Abstract
The food holder has two vertical plates, mounted on a base vertically and parallel to each other. The two plates create a gap between the plates where food is held. Knife guides with vertically extending guide slits are provided at both ends of the gap. The two vertical plates are connected to the base in a manner allowing their translational motion in directions which can change the gap size. Additionally, a centering mechanism insures the distance moved by each plate is equal.