Patent attributes
A hand-held device for cutting small food items includes a housing, a cutting member disposed adjacent a lower end of the housing, a plunger movable with respect to the housing toward and away from the cutting member, and a spring cooperating with the plunger. The housing includes a side wall having an opening through which small food items are loaded into an interior compartment of the housing. The plunger includes a ram for contacting a small food item loaded into the interior compartment of the housing, a button for being pressed by an operator's thumb to move the ram toward the cutting member, and a plunger rod connecting the button with the ram. The spring cooperates with the plunger biasing the ram away from the cutting member. Wings can be provided on the housing.
