Food product slicing apparatus
AssigneeFormax, Inc.
InventorsGage A. Fox, Glen F. Pryor, Fernando Garcia-Perez, Jeff Schmuker
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Abstract
A food product slicing apparatus includes a frame and upper and lower drive assemblies. The upper drive assembly includes a belt configured to engage an upper surface of a food product block to be sliced, a plate pivotally mounted to the frame, front and rear wheels supporting the upper belt, the front wheel rotatably mounted to the plate and a drive member engaged with the plate. When the drive member is engaged, the plate and the front roller pivot relative to the frame and to the rear wheel. The lower drive assembly includes a belt configured to engage a bottom surface of the food product block.
Claims9
A food product slicing apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- an upper drive assembly mounted on the frame and including an upper belt configured to engage a top surface of a food product block to be sliced, the upper belt having a front end forming a front end of the upper drive assembly and a rear end forming a rear end of the upper drive assembly, a front wheel at the front end of the upper belt, a rear wheel at the rear end of the upper belt, the rear wheel being rotatably mounted to the frame, a plate pivotally mounted to the frame, the front wheel rotatably mounted on the plate, a drive member engaged with the plate, wherein when the drive member is engaged, the plate and the front roller pivot relative to the frame and to the rear wheel;
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- a lower drive assembly mounted on the frame and including a lower belt, the lower belt is configured to engage a bottom surface of the food product block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.