James L Rodriguez

US Patent:

20180104836, Apr 19, 2018

Filed:

Oct 17, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/295419

Inventors:

James Oscar RODRIGUEZ - Rockville Centre NY, US

International Classification:

B26B 29/06

Abstract:

An adjustable cutting device includes a base including a base support component for supporting an object for slicing a cutter support for supporting and guiding a cutter tool such as a knife and a base for supporting an object for slicing or cutting and an upper component including a cover. The base includes a threaded base cylinder, fixed to the base support component. The threaded base cylinder having an external thread. The cutter support is movable relative to the base; the cutter support comprising first and second frame like elements separated by a fixed region, surfaces of the first and second elements adjacent the region formed for supporting and guiding a cutter tool such as a knife. The cutter support also includes an internally threaded cutter cylinder fixed to the cutter support. The upper component includes a cover hinged for overlying said cutter support and including a threaded cover cylinder rotatable relative to the cover, said cover cylinder having both internal and external threads, the external thread of the cover cylinder with a pitch matching the pitch of the cutter cylinder's internal thread, the internal threads of the cover cylinder having a pitch matching the pitch of the base cylinder. The pitch of the internal and external threads of the cover cylinder are different.