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US 2025/0135562 A1Published application
Food product slicer and associated gauge plate control knob
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsMatthew W. BIRD, Terry A. WAAG
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Abstract
A food product slicer includes a base, a knife mounted for rotation relative to the base, a carriage assembly mounted to the base for reciprocal movement back and forth past a cutting edge of the knife, a gauge plate mounted for movement between a closed position that prevents slicing and multiple open positions that permit slicing at respective thicknesses and a gauge plate control knob including a grip part and a cam part with a cam slot, wherein the grip part and the cam part are molded together as a monolithic unit.
Claims14
A food product slicer, comprising:
- a base;
- a knife mounted for rotation relative to the base;
- a carriage assembly mounted to the base for reciprocal movement back and forth past a cutting edge of the knife;
- a gauge plate mounted for movement between a closed position that prevents slicing and multiple open positions that permit slicing at respective thicknesses;
- a knob that is rotatable and linked for moving the gauge plate, wherein the knob comprises a grip part and a cam part, wherein at least part of the grip part is external of the base and at least part of the cam part is internal of the base or accessible from within the base, wherein the grip part and the cam part are formed together as a monolithic unit.
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A food product slicer, comprising:
- a base;
- a knife mounted for rotation relative to the base;
- a carriage assembly mounted to the base for reciprocal movement back and forth past a cutting edge of the knife;
- a gauge plate mounted for movement between a closed position that prevents slicing and multiple open positions that permit slicing at respective thicknesses;
- a gauge plate control knob including a grip part and a cam part with a cam slot, wherein the grip part and the cam part are molded together as a monolithic unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.