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Lift assist for a food product slicer

US8082829B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 2, 2007
Grant dateDec 27, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/7776
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A food product slicer includes a base, a knife mounted for rotation relative to the base and a carriage mounted to the base for reciprocal movement back and forth past a cutting edge of the knife. A lift assist assembly is associated with the base and arranged to push the slicer upward toward an upward tilted position, the lift assist assembly arranged for reducing user input energy required to tilt the slicer upward.

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