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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1997
Gongpu Yan, Troy, OH (US);
Ellis Gale Short, Sidney, OH (US);
Timothy Allen Schrand, Waynesville, OH (US);
Richard Paul Scherch, Fort Myers, FL (US);
Premark FEG L.L.C., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An adjustable gauge plate for a food slicer comprising a front plate and a rear plate attached to the front plate, such that a cavity is defined between the plates, the rear plate having at least one hole therethrough. The gauge plate further comprises an indexing member attached to a slicer base, an adjustment plate mounted to the indexing member, the indexing member and adjustment plate being shaped to fit in the cavity between the front and rear plates, and a fastener shaped to be inserted in the hole in the rear plate and adjustably connected to the adjustment plate such that the gauge plate is capable of being adjusted relative to the adjustment plate and the gauge plate is capable of being adjusted relative to the food slicer.