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1. A food slicing apparatus for use in combination with kitchen knife having a blade with a cutting edge, the slicing apparatus comprising:
a. a frame body having a proximal end and a distal end; said frame body comprising a pair of parallel longitudinal frame members joined together at said proximal end by a proximal cross member and at said distal end by a distal cross member; said longitudinal frame members, said proximal cross member and said distal cross member defining a frame opening; b. a food support plate pivotally mounted within said frame opening about an axis of rotation parallel to said proximal cross member; said food support plate having a proximal end and a distal end; said proximal end being proximate to said proximal cross member and; c. blade receiving means for receiving the blade of the kitchen knife across said frame opening with the cutting edge of said blade facing said proximal end of said frame body; said blade receiving means comprising a slot disposed through each of said pair of longitudinal frame members; each said slot terminating proximally in a blade stop for engaging the cutting edge of the blade proximate to said distal end of said food support plate; and d. blade securing means comprising:
a) a transverse member in slidable engagement with each said slot of said pair of longitudinal members and across said frame opening; said transverse member being slidable proximally and distally across said opening; andb) adjustment means for adjusting the position of said transverse member proximally and distally within said frame opening and for applying a force on said transverse member proximally for engaging the blade and biasing the cutting edge of the blade against each said blade stop. |
