Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for adjusting the cutting thickness of a food cutting apparatus
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Application No.: US16736037Application Date: 2020-01-07
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Publication No.: US11173622B2Publication Date: 2021-11-16
- Inventor: Keith A. Barber , Richard J. Ruegg
- Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Agent G. Peter Nichols
- Main IPC: B26D7/26
- IPC: B26D7/26 ; B26D1/03 ; B26D7/06

Abstract:
An apparatus for cutting food products is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cutting head comprising a cutting tool that is rotatable between a plurality of positions to change the cutting thickness of the cutting tool. The cutting head also includes a biasing element that biases the cutting tool in a position, and a moveable stop configured to cooperate with the biasing element to maintain the first cutting tool at any of the plurality of positions. The biasing element may be a mechanical spring.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200215711A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE CUTTING THICKNESS OF A FOOD CUTTING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2020-07-09
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