Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Rebecca G Gann

Keith Alan Barber

Betsy M Hicks

Machines for cutting products and impellers suitable for use with the machines. The impellers include a lower plate having a central zone and paddles configured with the lower plate outside of the central zone to direct material to the cutting head. At least a first exit slot is located in the lower plate and extending through the lower plate to define a passageway to enable foreign debris at the upper surface to exit the impeller through the passageway.

Impellers for cutting machines and cutting machines equipped with impellers

Machines for cutting products and impellers suitable for use with the machines. The impellers include a lower plate having a central zone and paddles configured with the lower plate outside of the central zone to direct material to the cutting head. At least a first exit slot is located in the lower plate, intersecting the perimeter of the lower plate, and extending through the lower plate to define a passageway to enable foreign debris at the upper surface to exit the impeller through the passageway.

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McKinney, TX, United States of America

Rebecca G Gann