Product table for a food slicer with hollow peripheral reinforcements
US7549363B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/6499
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A food slicer is provided having a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion integrally formed with the base portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade secured thereto for slicing food product and at least one motor positioned within the upstanding portion for rotating the cutting blade. An adjustable gage plate also is provided for determining the thickness of a food product to be sliced by the cutting blade. The base portion includes a food product table slidably secured thereto and is movable across the cutting blade for holding product while it is being sliced by the cutting blade. The food product table has at least one peripheral reinforcement along an edge thereof where the reinforcement has a hollow channel therein.
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