Patent ID: 8408108
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: B26D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A modular slicing system for cutting slices of food from a larger piece of food, the modular slicing system comprising: a slicer blade for cutting slices of food from a larger piece of food, the slicer blade being operably connected to a driven shaft; a conveyor for advancing the meat log toward the slicer blade; a motor operably connected to a driving shaft for driving the driving shaft for rotation; a coupling selectively joining the driven shaft and the driving shaft, thereby permitting the driving shaft to drive the driven shaft and the slicer blade for rotation; a first platform for supporting the slicer blade and the conveyor; and a second platform for supporting the motor independent of the first platform such that the first platform, along with the slicer blade and the conveyor, can be moved away from the second platform, along with the motor, when the coupling between the driven shaft and the driving shaft are decoupled.