ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,824, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to CONAIR LLC (Stamford, Conn.).
"Mandoline cutting apparatus" was invented by Robert F. Candler (Shelton, Conn.) and Thomas E. Wilkes (New Canaan, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mandoline cutting apparatus includes a frame, a carriage assembly having a slicing blade, the carriage assembly being slidably moveable relative to the frame to slice a food item with the slicing blade, a food chute pivotally connected to the frame and moveable between a closed position and an open position, and a locking mechanism for locking the food chute in a closed position."
The patent was filed on March 25...