US 2014/0208917 A1 · Multilevel Blade Cartridges For Food-Product Slicers and Food-Product Slicers Incorporating Multilevel Blade Cartridges

Abstract

A blade cartridge for a food-product slicer having a frame and blades located on multiple blade levels, wherein all of the blades are held in tension by the common frame. In various embodiments, the blades on each blade level are held in spaced relation to one another by blade holders located at opposing ends of the blades. In various embodiments the blades on each blade level are tensioned using adjustable fasteners. In various embodiments, blades on one level within a multilevel blade cartridge are spaced from blades on an immediately adjacent bladed level to inhibit binding of slices of food-product sliced using the blade cartridge. In various embodiments, a removable blade cover is securable to the blade cartridge when the cartridge is installed in the food-product slicer.

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Dependent claims

A blade cartridge for a food-product slicer, the blade cartridge comprising:

a frame having opposing ends;
a blade set having a cleaving axis, said blade set including:
a first plurality of blades tensioned between said opposing ends, wherein said first plurality of blades has a corresponding plurality of first cutting edges having a first mean cutting-edge level;
and
a second plurality of blades tensioned between said opposing blade support ends, wherein said second plurality of blades has a corresponding plurality of second cutting edges having a second mean cutting-edge level spaced from said first mean cutting-edge level, wherein said first plurality of blades are staggered relative to said second plurality of blades in a direction parallel to said cleaving axis.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Multilevel Blade Cartridges For Food-Product Slicers and Food-Product Slicers Incorporating Multilevel Blade Cartridges

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Multilevel Blade Cartridges For Food-Product Slicers and Food-Product Slicers Incorporating Multilevel Blade Cartridges

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Abstract

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