Patent ID: 7658135

Claim:
A meat slicing machine, comprising a belt blade ( 5 ) adapted to follow a straight cutting line ( 50 ) for the meat to be sliced, comprising at least: a support surface ( 9 ) parallel to the cutting line ( 50 ) and set at a distance from said cutting line ( 50 ) in a direction perpendicular to the support surface ( 9 ) itself; a container ( 11 ) for the meat to be sliced, having an exit opening ( 12 ) facing said support surface ( 9 ) on one side of the cutting line ( 50 ); pushing means ( 13 ), associated with said container ( 11 ), for producing a force to push the meat vertically downwardly towards said exit opening ( 12 ); and a moving mechanism ( 19 , 22 ) adapted to translate the container ( 11 ) in a parallel manner to the support surface ( 9 ) with a backward and forward motion from one side of the cutting line ( 50 ) to the other, wherein said machine further comprises a second support surface ( 10 ) adjacent to the other side of the cutting line ( 50 ) and substantially coplanar to the cutting line ( 50 ) and parallel to said support surface ( 9 ), and further wherein the cutting line ( 50 ) said support surface ( 9 ) and said second support surface are all horizontal.