Food product slicer with removable ring guard cover
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1. A slicer for use in slicing a food product, the slicer comprising:
- a slicer body;
a circular slicer knife mounted for rotation relative to the slicer body, the slicer knife having a peripheral cutting edge;
a carriage mounted for moving food product back and forth past the circular slicer knife;
a ring guard disposed about the peripheral cutting edge along at least a portion of a non-cutting zone of the circular slice knife, a gap between ring guard and the peripheral cutting edge;
a ring guard cover including a food catching wall positioned in the gap for catching food product thrown off the circular slicer knife toward the ring guard, the ring guard cover removable for cleaning,wherein the ring guard cover is removable by movement in a direction outward from the slicer body and away from the ring guard while the ring guard remains in place.
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Abstract
A food product slicer with a rotatable slicer knife includes a ring guard disposed about a portion of the peripheral cutting edge of the slicer knife. A removable ring guard cover includes a food catching wall positioned in the gap between the peripheral cutting edge of the knife and the ring guard.
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18 Claims
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1. A slicer for use in slicing a food product, the slicer comprising:
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a slicer body; a circular slicer knife mounted for rotation relative to the slicer body, the slicer knife having a peripheral cutting edge; a carriage mounted for moving food product back and forth past the circular slicer knife; a ring guard disposed about the peripheral cutting edge along at least a portion of a non-cutting zone of the circular slice knife, a gap between ring guard and the peripheral cutting edge; a ring guard cover including a food catching wall positioned in the gap for catching food product thrown off the circular slicer knife toward the ring guard, the ring guard cover removable for cleaning, wherein the ring guard cover is removable by movement in a direction outward from the slicer body and away from the ring guard while the ring guard remains in place. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. The slicer of c1aim 1 wherein:
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the ring guard includes a first portion aligned with the knife edge and located radially exterior the food catching wall and a surface portion facing outward from the slicer body; the ring guard cover includes an overlaying portion extending radially outward from the food catching wall over and adjacent to the surface portion of the ring guard.
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8. A slicer for use in slicing a food product, the slicer comprising:
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a slicer body; a circular slicer knife mounted for rotation relative to the slicer body, the slicer knife having a peripheral cutting edge; a carriage mounted for moving food product back and forth past the circular slicer knife; a ring guard disposed about the peripheral cutting edge along at least a portion of a non-cutting zone of the circular slice knife, a gap between ring guard and the peripheral cutting edge; a ring guard cover including a food catching wall positioned in the gap for catching food product thrown off the circular slicer knife toward the ring guard, the ring guard cover removable for cleaning, wherein the ring guard includes a surface portion offset from and substantially coplanar with a plane defined by the peripheral cutting edge, the ring guard cover includes an overlaying portion adjacent the surface portion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A slicer for use in slicing a food product, the slicer comprising:
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a slicer body; a circular slicer knife mounted for rotation relative to the slicer body, the slicer knife having a peripheral cutting edge; a carriage mounted for moving food product back and forth past the circular slicer knife; a ring guard disposed about the peripheral cutting edge along at least a portion of a non-cutting zone of the circular slice knife, a gap between ring guard and the peripheral cutting edge; a ring guard cover including a food catching wall positioned in the gap for catching food product thrown off the circular slicer knife toward the ring guard, the ring guard cover removable for cleaning, wherein the ring guard cover includes multiple openings therein, projections extending from the ring guard pass through the openings for limiting ring guard cover movement. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A slicer for use in slicing a food product, the slicer comprising:
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a slicer body; a circular slicer knife mounted for rotation relative to the slicer body, the slicer knife having a peripheral cutting edge; a carriage mounted for moving food product back and forth past the circular slicer knife; a ring guard disposed about the peripheral cutting edge along at least a portion of a non-cutting zone of the circular slice knife, a gap between ring guard and the peripheral cutting edge; a ring guard cover including a food catching wall positioned in the gap for catching food product thrown off the circular slicer knife toward the ring guard, the ring guard cover removable for cleaning, wherein the ring guard includes a circumferentially extending surface aligned with the peripheral cutting edge and forming a partial right circular cylinder, the food catching wall extends circumferentially and forms a partial right circular cylinder.
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14. A slicer for use in slicing a food product, the slicer comprising:
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a slicer body; a circular slicer knife mounted for rotation relative to the slicer body, the slicer knife having a peripheral cutting edge; a carriage mounted for moving food product back and forth past the circular slicer knife; a ring guard disposed about the peripheral cutting edge along at least a portion of a non-cuffing zone of the circular slice knife, a gap between ring guard and the peripheral cutting edge; a ring guard cover at least partially surrounding the ring guard so that a portion of the ring guard cover is positioned in the gap for catching food product thrown off the circular slicer knife toward the ring guard, the ring guard cover removable for cleaning, wherein an upper portion of the non-cutting zone has a knife sharpening assembly located therealong, the ring guard cover includes an upper portion positioned in a gap between the knife sharpening assembly and the peripheral cutting edge, and wherein a movable knife guard member is positioned adjacent the peripheral cutting edge of the knife proximate to the knife sharpening assembly, the upper portion of the ring guard cover positioned between the movable knife guard member and the peripheral cutting edge. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 18)
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17. A slicer for use in slicing a food product, the slicer comprising:
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a slicer body; a circular slicer knife mounted for rotation relative to the slicer body, the slicer knife having a peripheral cutting edge; a carriage mounted for moving food product back and forth past the circular slicer knife; a ring guard disposed about the peripheral cutting edge along at least a portion of a non-cutting zone of the circular slice knife, a gap between ring guard and the peripheral cutting edge; and a ring guard cover including a food catching wall positioned in the gap for catching food product thrown off the circular slicer knife toward the ring guard, the ring guard cover removable for cleaning;
whereinthe ring guard includes a first portion aligned with the knife edge and located radially exterior the food catching wall and a surface portion facing outward from the slicer body; and the ring guard cover includes an overlaying portion extending radially outward from the food catching wall over and adjacent to the surface portion of the ring guard.
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