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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1999
Vance J Matz, Cedar Springs, MI (US);
Oliver Products Company, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A bread slicing machine having blade frames and blades readily removable without wrenches or other tools, clamps between the blade frames and drive mechanism for removably securing the blade frames to the drive mechanism, the clamps each comprising a T-shaped cam stud, a pivotal cam receiving the cam stud, and an actuator handle; cam-engaging members on the blade frames adjacent the cam studs and engaged by the pivotal cams, the actuator handles being shiftable to pivot the cams relative to the cam engaging members to cause the cam studs to secure or release the blade frames. The pivotal cams each have a vertical slot and a cross slot to receive the T-shaped cam stud.