Patent ID: 6935216
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: B26D,F16H,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A slicer comprising: a slicer body having an anchor component; a rotatable blade coupled to said slicer body; a reciprocal tray for bringing a food product into and out of contact with said blade; a motor for driving said blade, said motor being pivotably mounted with respect to said slicer body and having an output pulley operatively connected to said blade by a belt and wherein said anchor component remains fixed when said motor pivots; and a belt tensioning device for said motor such that said belt is tightenable to a predetermined tension, the belt tensioning device including a threaded rod operatively coupled to said motor, said rod being located adjacent said anchor component, an adjustment nut threaded onto said threaded rod, a spring located adjacent said adjustment nut that exerts a reactive force against said adjustment nut when said adjustment nut is threaded in a first direction along said rod toward said anchor component to cause said motor to pivot, a spacer which interacts with said adjustment nut and said anchor component to limit advancement of said adjustment nut in said first direction and a lock nut threaded on said rod, wherein when said belt is tightened to said predetermined tension said lock nut and said adjustment nut are positioned so that movement of said threaded rod is prevented and said spacer is rigidly trapped between said adjustment nut and said anchor component.