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Method and apparatus for slicing produce

US4604925A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 24, 1985
Grant dateAug 12, 1986
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/6473
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Pieces of produce are sliced in a centrifugal slicer having an impeller rotating within a cylindrical slicing head having one or more slicing knives, the slicing head being rotated in the same direction as the impeller but at a rotational speed less than that of the impeller. This results in significantly less waste and scrap as compared to a conventional commercial slicer.

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