US 12,311,567 B2
Releasable side strapping assembly for a food product slicing apparatus
Ryan Michael Torrenga, Bourbonnais, IL (US); and Michael Scott Severns, Naperville, IL (US)
Assigned to PROVISUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by Provisur Technologies, Inc., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/045,894.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/271,459, filed on Oct. 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0126324 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B26D 7/26 (2006.01); B26D 1/00 (2006.01); B26D 1/06 (2006.01); B26D 5/00 (2006.01); B26D 5/22 (2006.01); B26D 5/42 (2006.01); B26D 7/01 (2006.01); B26D 7/06 (2006.01); B26D 7/32 (2006.01); B26D 1/28 (2006.01); B26D 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B26D 7/2614 (2013.01) [B26D 1/0006 (2013.01); B26D 1/06 (2013.01); B26D 5/007 (2013.01); B26D 5/22 (2013.01); B26D 5/42 (2013.01); B26D 7/01 (2013.01); B26D 7/0608 (2013.01); B26D 7/0625 (2013.01); B26D 7/0633 (2013.01); B26D 7/0641 (2013.01); B26D 7/32 (2013.01); B26D 2001/0013 (2013.01); B26D 2001/0046 (2013.01); B26D 1/28 (2013.01); B26D 2007/0018 (2013.01); B26D 2210/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A food product slicing apparatus for slicing food products into slices comprising:
a frame;
a drive assembly mounted on the frame and configured to receive food products and to move the food products relative to the frame;
a side strapping assembly mounted to the frame proximate to the drive assembly, the side strapping assembly including a motor coupled to the frame, a side strapping blade configured to cut a side of the food products, a blade driving assembly coupled to the motor and configured to rotate the side strapping blade, and a clamp coupled to the blade driving assembly and configured to couple the blade driving assembly and the side strapping blade to the frame, wherein the clamp can be released from the frame without the use of tools to enable removal of the blade driving assembly, the side strapping blade, and the clamp from the frame; and
a slicing blade on the frame forward of the drive assembly, the slicing blade being configured to slice the food products into slices.