Method and apparatus for slicing small cheese portions and preparing cheese loaves for slicing
US7592029B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/0581
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cheese slice product and a method of making such a cheese slice product are disclosed wherein the cheese slice product contains an array of relatively smaller pieces which are linked together by one or more unslit connecting segments, with the method being directed to incising a standard cheese loaf and subsequently slicing the incised cheese slice loaf into such an array of smaller pieces. Incision patterns are applied to a typical cheese loaf prior to the loaf entering the slicer and line conveying systems. After slicing the incised cheese loaf, an unslit portion in each slice holds the multiple segments in the slice in the dimensional shape of the cross section of the loaf.
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