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The invention relates to a device for cutting fruit and vegetables, in particular onions, having a cutter member (3) that has a plurality of blades (2) and having a counterpart element (4) against which the cutter member (3) is pressed for cutting the material to be cut, wherein the counterpart elem

The invention relates to a device for cutting fruit and vegetables, in particular onions, having a cutter member (3) that has a plurality of blades (2) and having a counterpart element (4) against which the cutter member (3) is pressed for cutting the material to be cut, wherein the counterpart element (4) has a punch (5) which presses the material to be cut through the cutter member (3), or the blades (2) thereof. For receiving the cut material, a container (6) is releasably disposed on the cutter member (3), on its side remote from the counterpart element (4), in the region of the blades (2).

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The invention claimed is: 1. A device for cutting fruits and vegetables, comprising: a cutter member (3) including a plurality of blades (2), a counterpart element (4) against which the cutter member (3) is pressed for cutting the material to be cut, wherein the counterpart element (4) has a punch

The invention claimed is: 1. A device for cutting fruits and vegetables, comprising: a cutter member (3) including a plurality of blades (2), a counterpart element (4) against which the cutter member (3) is pressed for cutting the material to be cut, wherein the counterpart element (4) has a punch (5) which presses the material to be cut through the blades (2) of the cutter member (3), said cutter member (3) and said counterpart element (4) comprising boardlike members which are pivotally connected at one end thereof, said counterpart element (4) having a base (9) which rests on a work surface during the cutting action of the device, said cutter member (3) and said counterpart element (4) being supported for pivotal movement relative to one another to allow the blades to pivot downward against the punch (5) to cut a fruit or vegetable placed on the punch (5), a container (6) mounted upside down on the top of the cutter member (3) remote from the counterpart element (4) for receiving the cut material pressed by the punch (5) through the blades (2) of the cutter member (3) with the container (6) upside down and for collecting the cut material when the device is turned over to orient the container (6) upright, said container (6) having an open top mounted adjacent to the blades of the cutter member (3) and a closed bottom (11) projecting upward from the cutter member (3) during the cutting action of the device, a pair of upright walls on the top of the cutter member (3) which form a recessed area in the cutter member (3) extending around the blades for receiving the top of the container (6), a pair of locking flanges projecting outward from the top of the container (6), a pair of slots formed in the upright walls for receiving the locking flanges to secure the top of the container (6) to the cutter member (3), said container (6) being substantially cylindrical and said recessed area formed by the upright walls being substantially circular to allow the container (6) to be fastened to and released from the cutter member (3) by a turning motion about the axis of the container, and said upright walls being arranged to provide gaps along opposite lateral sides of the cutter member (3) for receiving the locking flanges when the top of the container (6) is placed into the recessed area. 2. The device of claim 1, characterized in that the container (6) is releasably retained on the cutter member (3) by a bayonet mount (7) provided by the locking flanges and the slots. 3. The device of claim 1, characterized in that the punch (5) has indentations (8), which correspond with the blades (2) and whose depth is greater than the height of the blades (2). 4. The device of claim 1, characterized in that the blades (2) are mounted in an opening on the cutter element (3). 5. The device of claim 1, characterized in that the container (6) comprises transparent material. 6. The device of claim 1, characterized in that the punch (5) is releasably disposed on the counterpart element (4). 7. The device of claim 6, characterized in that the punch (5) is releasably retained on the counterpart element (4) by a detent connection (12). 8. The device of claim 6, characterized in that the punch (5) is disposed in captive fashion on the counterpart element (4) by fastening elements, so that the punch (5), in cutting of the material to be cut, is retained on the counterpart element (4) counter to the pressure bearing down on the material to be cut. 9. The device of claim 8, characterized in that the fastening elements have at least one clamping means (16) that can be secured with screws (15) or fastening means to the counterpart element (4) and the punch (5). 10. The device of claim 1, characterized in that the blades (2) form a cutting grid. 11. The device of claim 10, characterized in that the punch (5) of the counterpart element (4) has indentations (8) which form a grid like structure corresponding to the cutting grid formed by the blades (2). 12. The device of claim 1, characterized in that the cutter member (3) and the counterpart element (4) are releasably connected to one another. 13. The device of claim 1, characterized in that the blades (2) are retained in a frame (13) disposed releasably on the cutter element (3). 14. The device of claim 1, characterized in that the closed bottom of the container is exposed to allow a user to pivot the cutter member downward by pressing with one hand on the bottom of the container and by pressing with the other hand on a free end of the cutter member. 15. The device of claim 1, characterized in that the container has a peripheral rim projecting outward from the top of the container and the locking flanges project outward from the peripheral rim of the container. 16. A device for cutting fruits and vegetables, comprising: a cutter member (3) including a plurality of blades (2), a counterpart element (4) against which the cutter member (3) is pressed for cutting the material to be cut, wherein the counterpart element (4) has a punch (5) which presses the material to be cut through the blades (2) of the cutter member (3), said counterpart element (4) having a base (9) adapted to rest on a work surface, said cutter member (3) and said counterpart element (4) being supported for pivotal movement relative to one another to allow the blades to pivot against the punch (5) to cut a fruit or vegetable placed on the punch (5), a container (6) mounted upside down on the top of the cutter member (3) remote from the counterpart element (4) for receiving the cut material pressed by the punch (5) through the blades (2) of the cutter member (3), said container (6) having an open top mounted adjacent to the blades of the cutter member (3) and a closed bottom (11) projecting upward from the cutter member (3) to collect the cut material when the device is turned over, a pair of upright walls on the top of the cutter member (3) which form a recessed area adjacent to the blades for receiving the top of the container (6), a pair of locking flanges projecting outward from the top of the container (6), a pair of slots formed in the upright walls for receiving the locking flanges to secure the top of the container (6) to the cutter member (3), said container (6) being substantially cylindrical and said recessed area formed by the upright walls being substantially circular to allow the container (6) to be fastened to and released from the cutter member (3) by a turning motion about the axis of the container, and said upright walls being arranged to provide gaps along opposite lateral sides of the cutter member (3) for receiving the locking flanges when the top of the container (6) is placed into the recessed area. 17. The device of claim 16, wherein the blades are located in a circular opening within the recessed area of the cutter member (3) between the upright walls. 18. The device of claim 17, wherein the cutter member (3) includes a ledge extending around the circular opening in the recessed area for engaging the top of the container (6) when the container (6) is placed into the recessed area. 19. A device for cutting fruits and vegetables, comprising: a cutter member (3) including a plurality of intersecting blades (2), a counterpart element (4) including a punch (5) which presses the material to be cut through the intersecting blades (2) of the cutter member (3) when the cutter member (3) and the counterpart element (4) are pressed together, said counterpart element (4) having a base (9) adapted to rest on a work surface, said counterpart element (4) being located below and pivotally connected to the cutter member (3) to allow the blades to pivot downward against the punch (5) on the counterpart element (4) to cut a fruit or vegetable placed on the punch (5), said punch (5) including a plurality of projections for supporting the fruit or vegetable which provide a plurality of indentations (8) corresponding with the intersecting blades (2) of the cutter member (3) for receiving the blades (2) when the cutter member (3) and the counterpart element (4) are pivoted together, a container (6) mounted in an inverted position on the top of the cutter member (3) remote from the counterpart element (4) for receiving the cut material pressed by the punch (5) through the blades (2) of the cutter member (3), said container (6) having an open top mounted adjacent to the blades of the cutter member (3) and a closed bottom (11) projecting upward to collect the cut material when the device is turned over, a pair of upright walls on the top of the cutter member (3) which form a recessed area adjacent to the blades for receiving the top of the container (6), a pair of locking flanges projecting outward from the top of the container (6), a pair of slots formed in the upright walls for receiving the locking flanges to secure the top of the container (6) to the cutter member (3), said container (6) being substantially cylindrical and said recessed area formed by the upright walls being substantially circular to allow the container (6) to be fastened to and released from the cutter member (3) by a turning motion about the axis of the container, and said upright walls being arranged to provide gaps along opposite lateral sides of the cutter member (3) for receiving the locking flanges when the top of the container (6) is placed into the recessed area. 20. The device of claim 19, wherein the blades are located in a circular opening within the recessed area of the cutter member (3) between the upright walls. 21. The device of claim 20, wherein the cutter member (3) includes a ledge extending around the circular opening in the recessed area for engaging the top of the container (6) when the container (6) is placed into the recessed area. 22. A device for cutting fruits and vegetables, comprising: a cutter member (3) including a plurality of intersecting blades (2), a counterpart element (4) including a punch (5) which presses the material to be cut through the intersecting blades (2) of the cutter member (3) when the cutter member (3) and the counterpart element (4) are pressed together, said cutter member (3) and said counterpart element (4) comprising boardlike members which are pivotally connected at one end thereof, said counterpart element (4) having a base (9) which rests on a work surface during the cutting action of the device, said counterpart element (4) being located below and pivotally connected to the cutter member (3) to allow the blades to pivot downward against the punch (5) on the counterpart element (4) to cut a fruit or vegetable placed on the punch (5), said punch (5) including a plurality of projections for supporting the fruit or vegetable which provide a plurality of indentations (8) corresponding with the intersecting blades (2) of the cutter element (3) for receiving the blades (2) when the cutter element (3) and the counterpart element (4) are pivoted together, a container (6) mounted in an inverted position on the top of the cutter member (3) remote from the counterpart element (4) for receiving the cut material pressed by the punch (5) through the blades (2) of the cutter member (3) with the container (6) in the inverted position and for collecting the cut material when the device is turned over to orient the container (6) in an upright position, said container (6) having an open top mounted adjacent to the blades of the cutter member (3) and a closed bottom (11) projecting upward from the cutter member (3) during the cutting action of the device, a pair of upright walls on the top of the cutter member (3) which form a recessed area in the cutter member (3) extending around the blades for receiving the top of the container (6), a pair of locking flanges projecting outward from the top of the container (6), a pair of slots formed in the upright walls for receiving the locking flanges to secure the top of the container (6) to the cutter member (3), said container (6) being substantially cylindrical and the recessed area formed by the upright walls being substantially circular to allow the container (6) to be fastened to and released from the cutter member (3) by a turning motion about the axis of the container, and said upright walls being arranged to provide gaps along opposite lateral sides of the cutter member (3) for receiving the locking flanges when the top of the container (6) is placed into the recessed area. 23. The device of claim 22, characterized in that the container has a peripheral rim projecting outward from the top of the container and the locking flanges project outward from the peripheral rim of the container. 24. The device of claim 22, characterized in that the closed bottom of the container is exposed to allow a user to pivot the cutter member downward by pressing with one hand on the bottom of the container and by pressing with the other hand on a free end of the cutter member. 25. The device of claim 22, characterized in that the container (6) comprises transparent material. 26. The device of claim 22, characterized in that the punch (5) is releasably disposed on the counterpart element (4). 27. The device of claim 22, characterized in that the intersecting blades (2) are mounted in an opening on the cutter element (3). 28. The device of claim 22, characterized in that the intersecting blades (2) form a cutting grid. 29. The device of claim 28, characterized in that the indentations (8) of the punch (5) are arranged as a grid.