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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2011
Johann B. Verheem, Encinitas, CA (US);
Johann B. Verheem, Encinitas, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A food chopper includes a housing and a central shaft supported in a vertically movable configuration inside the housing. The central shaft has a lower end with at least one center blade, an upper end operably connected to a plunger, and a middle segment with two lateral arms. Two blade assemblies are rotatably connected to the two lateral arms of the central shaft. Each of the two blade assemblies includes a shaft connected to an outer blade. The vertical motion of the central shaft is converted into rotational motion of the blade assemblies using a conversion mechanism operably connected to each of the two blade assemblies. Depressing the plunger causes the at least one center blade of the central shaft to move vertically downward within the housing and the two outer blades to move vertically downward and rotate within the housing.