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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1992
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clifton H Morrison, St. Paul, MN (US);
Gerald J Elander, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Stanley C Rustad, Waconia, MN (US);
John T Lyons, East Aurora, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
83160 ; 83278 ; 833562 ; 834092 ; 83460 ;
Abstract
The disclosed apparatus includes a magazine for containing a plurality of frozen blocks of fish therein, the lower surfaces of the blocks resting on a table that is vertically adjustable relative to a reciprocable blade. A pusher unit is provided for each of the plurality of blocks, the pusher units ejecting the cut slabs each time the blade is retracted after completing a cutting stroke. During the cutting stroke the blocks are securely clamped.