Patent ID: 7004056

Claim:
A cutting machine for cutting food products, the cutting machine comprising: an enclosure having an input opening; a frame located within the enclosure; a drive roller mounted to rotate within the enclosure; a roller cog affixed to the drive roller; a tensioning roller in the enclosure adjacent to and generally aligned with the drive roller; a pair of tensioning shafts extending from outside the enclosure into the enclosure, the tensioning roller being mounted on the tensioning shafts; an actuating shaft extending within the enclosure, the actuating shaft being rotatable and including an offset wheel and an offset shaft; means for rotating the actuating shaft; a stationary blade mounted on the frame generally beneath the drive roller; a knife mounted to pivot on the frame so as to interact with the stationary blade; an actuating rod mounted to pivot on the knife and on the offset wheel; a cog driver connected to the offset shaft to engage the roller cog; and means for rotating the actuating shaft.