US 11,833,706 B2
Bread slicer
Vance John Matz, Cedar Springs, MI (US); Yvonne M. Johnson, Rockford, MI (US); John Curtis Kortman, Muskegon, MI (US); and Lorie Ann Morse, Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Assigned to Oliver Packaging and Equipment Company, Walker, MI (US)
Filed by Oliver Packaging and Equipment Company, Walker, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/047,726.
Application 18/047,726 is a continuation of application No. 17/345,506, filed on Jun. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,541,566.
Prior Publication US 2023/0056342 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B26D 7/32 (2006.01); B26D 1/11 (2006.01); B26D 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC B26D 7/32 (2013.01) [B26D 1/11 (2013.01); B26D 7/0608 (2013.01); B26D 2007/327 (2013.01); B26D 2210/06 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bread slicer, comprising:
an infeed side;
a hollow infeed assembly positioned in the infeed side that is configured to pivot in a downward linear angled bread path, the infeed assembly having an open end and a closed end defining a chamber for receiving bread to be sliced;
a pusher for pushing the bread to be sliced along the downward linear angled bread path of the infeed assembly;
a linkage connected to the pusher, the linkage adapted to move the infeed assembly from a bread receiving position to a predetermined position, the linkage adapted to then move the pusher and the bread to be sliced along the downward linear angled bread path from the predetermined position to a delivery area; and
slicing blades having sharp edges to slice bread moving along the downward linear angled bread path,
wherein the slicing blades are positioned at an acute angle and intersect with the downward linear angled bread path.