Inventors:
Shelly S. Howman - Roswell GA, US
Karen L. O'Kelley - Woodstock GA, US
Giorgos Hatzilias - Lawrenceville GA, US
Assignee:
Katie Lane Corp. - Atlanta GA
International Classification:
A21C 15/04
US Classification:
30114, 302792, 30282, 83932
Abstract:
A housing with at least one elongate chamber for a hot dog, a series of transverse blades for slicing the hot dog laterally into a number of disc sections, and at least one longitudinal blade for slicing the hot dog lengthwise, for example into quarters. The housing includes two parts that rotate or otherwise move relative to each other to make the transverse slices. Preferably, the first part of the housing includes a hopper with a retainer surface and the second part of the housing includes a series of transverse blades that rotate to transversely slice the hot dog. Furthermore, the two parts preferably include alignable openings permitting the transversely sliced hot dog to fall into the chamber for longitudinal slicing. Preferably, a plunger pushes the hot dog into the longitudinal blade to slice the hot dog lengthwise.