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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Frito-lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Keith A. Barber, Plano, TX (US);
Richard J. Ruegg, Frisco, TX (US);
Assignee:
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 7/26 (2006.01); B26D 1/03 (2006.01); B26D 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 7/2628 (2013.01); B26D 1/03 (2013.01); B26D 7/0691 (2013.01); B26D 7/2614 (2013.01); B26D 2210/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for cutting food products is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cutting head comprising a cutting tool that is rotatable between a plurality of positions to change the cutting thickness of the cutting tool. The cutting head also includes a biasing element that biases the cutting tool in a position, and a moveable stop configured to cooperate with the biasing element to maintain the first cutting tool at any of the plurality of positions. The biasing element may be a mechanical spring.