Apparatuses and methods for cutting, spreading, and/or dispensing food product
US11439264B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB26D2210/02
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A housing has a first end and a second end, an inner surface of the housing defining a channel that is configured to slidably receive therein a food product. A food product motivating mechanism is configured to engage a food product, the food product motivating mechanism being slidably receivable in the first end of the housing, the food product motivating mechanism and the housing being configured to cooperatively slidably urge a food product from the first end of the housing toward the second end of the housing. A rotating cutting mechanism is removably attachable to an outer surface of the second end of the housing, the rotating cutting mechanism being configured to rotate about the second end of the housing, the rotating cutting mechanism being further configured to cuttingly engage a food product.
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