Cartridge adapted to secure reciprocating bread slicer blades

A system adapted to secure reciprocating bread slicer blades comprising:

• a rectangular frame having a planar surface, the frame having a plurality of pairs of opposed holders, each pair of the opposed holders adapted to releasably secure opposed ends of a corresponding bread slicer blade;
• a plurality of aligned bread slicer blades;
• wherein the frame is adapted to secure a plurality of aligned bread slicer blades defining a plane offset from the frame planar surface;
• wherein a length of the frame extending in a direction parallel to the plurality of blades is selectively variable;
• wherein the frame is adapted to selectively maintain each of the plurality of aligned bread slicer blades in tension during use;
• wherein the frame is adapted to selectively remove tension from each of the plurality of aligned bread slicer blades during non-use;
• wherein the frame includes an upper frame portion having a pair of opposed tubes and a lower frame portion having a pair of opposed tubes, wherein an insert is provided between the respective tubes of the upper and lower frame portions to join the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion together;
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• a blade carrier capable of carrying the plurality of bread slicer blades, the blade carrier permitting installation or removal of the plurality of bread slider blades from/into the frame.

A bread slicer, comprising:

• a rectangular frame having a planar surface, the frame having a plurality of pairs of opposed holders, each pair of the opposed holders adapted to releasably secure opposed ends of a corresponding bread slicer blade;
• and
• a plurality of aligned bread slicer blades;
• wherein the frame is adapted to secure a plurality of aligned bread slicer blades defining a plane offset from the frame planar surface;
• wherein a length of the frame extending in a direction parallel to the plurality of blades is selectively variable;
• wherein the frame is adapted to selectively maintain each of the plurality of aligned bread slicer blades in tension;
• wherein the frame includes an upper frame portion having a pair of opposed tubes and a lower frame portion having a pair of opposed tubes, wherein an insert is provided between the respective tubes of the upper and lower frame portions to join the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion together;
• wherein the frame comprising a first frame portion and a second frame portion for each engaging a corresponding mounting feature of the bread slicer;
• wherein the first frame portion comprising a first frame subportion selectively secured by at least one fastener thereto, and the second frame portion comprising a second frame subportion selectively secured by at least one fastener thereto, the first and second frame subportions are moveable with respect to the frame;
• wherein upon selectively adjusting an amount of engagement of the at least one fastener of the first frame subportion, the first frame portion is movable in the direction parallel to the plurality of blades.