Hot dog slicer1/23/2024 ![]() ![]() These smaller pieces are therefore much less likely to cause choking in children, as well as elderly persons, pets, or other persons with small throats. Many pediatricians therefore recommend that hot dogs be quartered lengthwise in addition to being sliced laterally into discs, so that the resulting pieces are small enough to easily slide down a child's throat. Because most hot dogs have a diameter that is larger than the diameter of most kid's esophagus, slicing the hot dog into disc-shaped sections of the same diameter does not necessarily eliminate the choking hazard. Many kids do not chew their food enough, particularly pieces of meat, so it's best to cut their food into pieces small enough to pass through their esophagus. To prevent choking, a child's food should be cut into small pieces. Because of the risk of choking deaths, many American schools no longer even serve hot dogs, a quintessential American food. Choking is especially dangerous at schools and other places with a high child-to-adult ratio because children are generally not as informed and able to recognize that another person is choking and to physically dislodge the obstruction. ![]() And while most of the time the obstruction is cleared and the child does not die, choking nevertheless is a frightening experience for kids. Furthermore, children have died from choking on hot dogs (see The Miami Herald, Miami, Fla., Jan. Thus, children choke more often on hot dogs than on candy, coins, buttons, marbles, balls, small pieces of action figures or other toys, meat, or any other item. In particular, hotdogs are the leading choking hazard for children in the United States. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONĬhildren have a smaller diameter esophagus than adults, and consequently they choke on their food more often. This invention relates to food slicing devices and, more particularly, to a slicer with blades for cutting hot dogs into small enough pieces that children do not choke on them. ![]() 7,065,880 entitled HOT DOG SLICER, the entire scope and content of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. This application is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. ![]()
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