High-speed bone-in loin slicer
First Claim
1. A food product slicer, comprising:
- a slot for receiving one or more pieces of a food product to be sliced, via an opening to an interior of said slot;
a blade having a slicing edge, wherein said slicing edge iterates between a first configuration wherein said slicing edge is in a position for slicing a first of said pieces of the food product, and a second configuration wherein said slicing edge is not in a position for slicing said first piece;
a means for iteratively securing and releasing said first piece, wherein when said slicing edge is in said first configuration there is a position securing force applied to said first piece adjacent where said cutting edge slices said first piece, and wherein when said slicing edge is in said second configuration, there is a reduction in said securing force so that said first piece is capable of being moved.
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Abstract
A meat slicing apparatus is disclosed, wherein the apparatus is capable of high-speed slicing of meat having large skeletal bones therein. The apparatus has a blade composed of a steel alloy that is approximately 5 to 10 times greater in compression strength than typical steel. The blade has an involute shape for withstanding the stresses incurred when slicing through bones having compression near that of steel, e.g., pork loin bones. The meat slicer includes a mechanism for securing a position of a meat section to be sliced so that the meat section stays in place during a slicing process, thereby reducing the risk of misalignment of the meat section with the blade. Thus, without such misalignments, there is a reduction in blade failures, shattered bones, bone fragments, and bone dust. Also, the securing mechanism reciprocates between securing the meat section for slicing and releasing it sufficiently for indexing toward the blade between slicing operations.
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29 Claims
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1. A food product slicer, comprising:
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a slot for receiving one or more pieces of a food product to be sliced, via an opening to an interior of said slot; a blade having a slicing edge, wherein said slicing edge iterates between a first configuration wherein said slicing edge is in a position for slicing a first of said pieces of the food product, and a second configuration wherein said slicing edge is not in a position for slicing said first piece; a means for iteratively securing and releasing said first piece, wherein when said slicing edge is in said first configuration there is a position securing force applied to said first piece adjacent where said cutting edge slices said first piece, and wherein when said slicing edge is in said second configuration, there is a reduction in said securing force so that said first piece is capable of being moved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for slicing a food product having a bone therein with a compressive strength in a range of approximately greater than 60,000 pounds per square inch, comprising:
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providing a blade for slicing the food product and the bone; urging the food product toward said blade so that a predetermined amount of the food product is presented to said blade for slicing; restricting movement of the food product adjacent where slicing occurs; wherein said step of restricting restricts movement of the food product in each angle about a center of the bone in a plane defined by a slicing of the bone by the blade, said angle being approximately 90°
; andslicing the food product when the food product is restricted in its movement in response to an impact of said blade. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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