US1274551A - Bread-cutter. - Google Patents

Description

J. F. HOYT.

BREAD CUTTER.

: APPLICATION FILED JUNE I3. I9I6. 1,274,551. I Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

ATTORNEY I one which might be manufactured at a min I ting lmife, and

I 7 illustrate t e preferred embodiment of the H nnnnn-currnn, I

To all whom it mag concerm-f i Be it known that I, J OHNF. Hora, a citizeneof the United States, residing at New ington, State of Newv 'Hampshire, haverinvented certain: new'and useful Improvements in Bread Gutters, of which'L-the following is aspecification. I Y

This invention moreespecial reference to an improved cutting device for slicing loaves of bread, meat, vegetables, 7 etc; theinvention, itO provide character stated whereby,

a' device of :the a loaf-;, of bread may be readily sliced, theslices being ofa uniform thickness; further, a cutting device which may be used for cutting or chopping V meats, vegetables and the I like.

- I Another important characteristic of the invention resides in the mountingqof the cutting knife' so that theasame jcanbe moved both longitudinally and; vertically, whereby topermit of the ready cutting of the desired matter.-

The invention also aims to provide 'a'inoveln cutting device, portable in character, easily manipulated, strong and durable in use, and

mum cost, due to the extremely simple construction thereof.

The improvements in the detail and arrangement. of parts will be apparent from an inspection of the accompanying drawings, in connection with the specific description hereinafter contained, and wherein the preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed for the purpose of imparting a full understanding of the, invention,

In the drawings i o I v Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the device showing the mounting of the cut- Fig. 2 is a fragmental top plan. Referrin to the drawingsin detail, which invention and in which like reference characters designate v 7 throughout the several views,.'I provide a A plurality'of openings-are formed within I base or body portion, which'is indicated by recessed as at 2, provlding an inclined guide' the base 1 and adj acentthe-sidewalls ofthe recessed portion'2,are metal strips 3 and 3'.

relates to; cutlery, has

It is primarily, sought; by 1 provide for by removing the bearings corresponding part-s way the purpose of which 'will be subsequently apparent;- Positioned within suitable seats formed upon-the upper surface of a I so desired, the

with flanged the metal strips have pas sed a lfSm ma w ifi Ls f l ent .WPaterited A ugIG, 191 81. f Application mediums, 1916. seriaimioaoeop .7 I

therethrough into engagement with the base 1,: nails or other suitable fastening devices, shown at 45,-: Angular, supporting' postsb and 5 are in-turn, secured-tothe adjacent extremities of;,the strips?) and 3- through the medium ofrivets or the likefi. The upright portions ofthe supporting posts carry I bearings 7 whereby thesupporting roller.,8 maybe g ourna ledf therein. It to be also noted that the posts 5 and 5 are positioned clined recess 2.

elk: knife 9 having a handlej part-1f) and, extends i substantially throughout. the

in proximity'tothe, upper portion of the inentire length thereof, slides upon the roller r 8. h"lhus, it will be'apparent, that when the roller 1 ,8, is positioned. within the elongated slotof the knife, that element will be permitted to travel both longitudinally and vertically, and byso doing will facilitate the cutting of such matter as arranged therebeneath. I 7

To operate thedevice and assuming that a loafof bread is placed upon the base 1 as shown in dotted lines in the Fig. 1, the ,knife is first raised orswung to a position above the bread loaf as clearly shown in dotted lines in this figure. The knife is theninoved downwardly and outwardly to the necessary shearing action of the knife, this position also being shown in dotted lines, and, is then retracted and forced farther downwardly until the desired slice has been severed from the operator desire to use the device as a vegetable or meat chopper, it is evident, that the knife might be raised a suitable distance, the roller 8 serving as its point of fulcrum, and then moved into engagement with the matter. I V V The device maybe readily disassembled,

spective upright supporting posts and, the

parts maybe then cleaned or replaced and then assembled. I I V JIt-is of course, to be appreciated, that any form of knife'maybe used, such as condithe loaf; Should I we 7 from their re-,

being substituted for the one as employed in this embodiment. If I elongated groove may be" eliminated and he knife may be provided guideways; arranged upon either side thereof into which the support- 8, may be passed.

It will also be noted, by referring tdthe manner in whieh the knife 9 is mounted" upon" tlier'oll'er 8', tiiatth'e knife may also be moved laterally when desired, thereby decreasing or increasing the size or maintainingan even size of the slices of bread beingcut.

lVhile I have herein describecL-a specific embodiment of the invention, it will be apparent to persons skilled-intheart, that the invention is capable of still further embodiment 'than t'hose herein especially referred t0,-as' maybe in keeping with the hereto appended claims.

I Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a device of the class'deseribed, the combination of a supporting means, a supporting ro'll'ei'" carried by said* supporting means, said supporting roller being elongated, a knife" having an elongated slot formed therein, said roller projecting through said slot, whereby said knife may be recip'roca'ted and tilted for movement over'said roll'er' when de'slred, said roller be ing considerably longer than the breadth of said knife, thus allowing unrestricted side ,1*eces s ,fori1ied in one end thereof. strips fik'edlyinounted upon said base in"alin'e1nent with the sides-of: said recess, supporting posts carried by said strips, bearings carried by the upper portions of said posts, a roller carried by said bearings, a'knife h'a'ving a handle thereon, saidknife beingprotitled with in elongated slot, said roller projecting through said 'slot,- said roller. be ing compar atii ely longer than the breadth of said knife, whereby said knife may be reciprocated by movement over said roller, said recess permitting t-heknife tobe tilted in? one direction,- and saidtroller permitting sidemo've nent' of the knife wlieirnecessary without the knife ncountering interference throughout its movement for the length of said roller.

In testimony whereof I an my signature in presence of two witnesses.-

JOHN F. Ho YT.

Witnesses:- r

QUINN", MARY S HOYT.

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