Support frame for a food handling equipment, such as a meat slicer or the like
OwnerDonald M. Hallinventor
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Abstract
A support frame for a food handling equipment, such as a meat slicer or the like, includes a base with a pair of laterally spaced immovable rails. A plurality of spaced apart beams extend generally transversely between the rails and are slidable relative to the rails in a first direction. A plurality of saddle members are positioned on the beams for supporting a food handling equipment and slide relative to the beams in a second direction which is generally transverse to the first direction.
Claims28
A support frame for a food handling equipment, comprising:
- a) a base including a pair of laterally spaced immovable rails;
- b) a plurality of spaced apart beams extending generally transversely between said pair of rails;
- c) said beams being slidable relative to said rails in a first direction;
- d) means positioned on said beams for supporting a handling equipment;
- e) said equipment supporting means including a plurality of saddle members comprising first and second sets;
- f) said first set of saddle members being slidable relative to said beams in a second direction generally transverse to said first direction;
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- g) at least one of said first set of saddle members being movable independently of the other ones of said first saddle members.
An upstanding food handling apparatus for use in a retail food delivery trade, comprising:
- a) a base stand;
- b) a work station supported on said base stand;
- c) said work station including a main frame of supporting a food handling equipment;
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- d) said main frame comprising:
- i) a base frame including a pair of laterally spaced immovable rails;
- ii) a plurality of spaced apart beams extending generally transversely between said pair of rails;
- iii) said beams being slidable relative to said rails in a first direction;
- iv) at least one of said plurality of beams being movable independently of the other ones of said plurality of beams;
- v means positioned on said beams for supporting the handling equipment;
- vi said equipment supporting means including a plurality of saddle members comprising first and second sets;
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- e) said first set of saddle members being slidable relative to said beams in a second direction generally transverse to said first direction.
A support frame for a piece of equipment, comprising:
- a) a base including a pair of laterally spaced rails;
- b) a plurality of spaced apart beams extending generally transversely between said pair of rails;
- c) means positioned on said beams for supporting a piece of equipment;
- d) said base includes a bottom panel member;
- e) said panel member is connected to and extends between said pair of rails;
- f) said panel member is spaced apart from and extends below said beams;
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- g) said panel member, said beams, and said pair of rails define a first recess for receiving means for collecting debris falling from the equipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.