Releasable side strapping assembly for a food product slicing apparatus
AssigneeProvisur Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRyan Michael Torrenga, Michael Scott Severns
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Abstract
A food product slicing apparatus for slicing food products into slices is provided. A frame mounts a drive assembly which is configured to move the food products relative to the frame, a side strapping assembly which side straps a side of the food product, and a slicing blade configured to slice the food products into slices. The side strapping assembly is mounted to the frame proximate to the drive assembly. The side strapping assembly includes a releasable clamp which couples a blade of the side strapping assembly to the frame. The clamp can be released without the use of tools.
Claims20
A food product slicing apparatus for slicing food products into slices comprising:
- a frame;
- a drive assembly mounted on the frame and configured to receive food products and to move the food products relative to the frame;
- a side strapping assembly mounted to the frame proximate to the drive assembly, the side strapping assembly including a motor coupled to the frame, a side strapping blade configured to cut a side of the food products, a blade driving assembly coupled to the motor and configured to rotate the side strapping blade, and a clamp coupled to the blade driving assembly and configured to couple the blade driving assembly and the side strapping blade to the frame, wherein the clamp can be released from the frame without the use of tools to enable removal of the blade driving assembly, the side strapping blade, and the clamp from the frame;
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- a slicing blade on the frame forward of the drive assembly, the slicing blade being configured to slice the food products into slices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.