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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2006
Tim Reddell, Bentonville, AR (US);
Charley Reed, Tontitown, AR (US);
Marshall Vanderpool, Bentonville, AR (US);
Kelvin D. Lasse, Springdale, AR (US);
James Ruff, Farmington, AR (US);
Tim Reddell, Bentonville, AR (US);
Charley Reed, Tontitown, AR (US);
Marshall Vanderpool, Bentonville, AR (US);
Kelvin D. Lasse, Springdale, AR (US);
James Ruff, Farmington, AR (US);
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, AR (US);
Abstract
A whole muscle slicer and separator that solves the product separation problem and other problems found with an ordinary slicer. The invention is where one embodiment includes a special peel out finger bar comb that peels out every other product piece onto a conveyor and a final comb that peels out the remaining product pieces onto a second conveyor. This can be accomplished by tilting the cutting assembly to about approximately a 45 degree angle off vertical. There can be an upper and lower combs arranged in a interfacing relationship with the cutter for separating the product. Another embodiment includes a single finger bar comb having two sets of fingers.