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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2020
Urschel Laboratories, Inc., Chesterton, IN (US);
Frito-lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Corey Everette Baxter, Valparaiso, IN (US);
Michael Scot Jacko, Valparaiso, IN (US);
Keith Alan Barber, Plano, TX (US);
Richard James Ruegg, Plano, TX (US);
Daniel Wade King, Valparaiso, IN (US);
Urschel Laboratories, Inc., Chesterton, IN (US);
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for cutting food products. The apparatus includes an annular-shaped cutting head having at least a first mounting frame surrounding a central axis of the cutting head and a plurality of cutting tools arranged around the central axis of the cutting head and pivotably coupled to the first mounting frame such that each cutting tool has a pivot axis. The method includes deflecting each cutting tool about its pivot axis by engaging first portions of the cutting tools in proximity to the first mounting frame to deflect the first portions a first radial deflection distance relative to the central axis and engaging second portions of the cutting tools to deflect the second portions a second radial deflection distance relative to the central axis. The first and second radial deflection distances can be adjusted individually or in unison.