Title: Food chopper & cutting surface

Abstract: A food chopper is shown with a body having an upper and lower portion in which a convoluted blade is supported on a cross bar for purposes of chopping food stuffs contained in the lower housing and enclosed by a cutting surface secured beneath the lower housing. A cushioned type handle is provided atop the shaft which is connected to the blade, and a plunger shaft surrounds the main shaft and coacts with a plunger shaft guide interior of the upper housing to promote dimensional stability. The convoluted blade is secured to slots in the cross bar by means of pins which pass through and engage holes provided in the upper portion of the convoluted blade.

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Inventors: Popeil, Samuel Joseph (Chicago, IL, US)

Application Number: 487973
Filing Date: 1974-07-12
Publication_date: 1976-01-20
Assignee: Popeil Brothers, Inc. (Chicago, IL)
Primary Class(es): 241/166 30/315, 241/169, 241/199.11, 241/272
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US Patent Ref:

1610322	Dec, 1926	Reich	241/272.
2782826	Feb, 1957	Zysset	241/272.
2787308	Apr, 1957	Popeil	241/272.
3029851	Apr, 1962	Zysset	241/272.
3083747	Apr, 1963	Zysset	241/272.

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Primary Examiner: Custer, Jr., Granville Y.
Assistant Examiner: Goldberg, Howard N.
Attorney: Dominik, Knechtel, Godula & Demeur