Knife assembly with tab blade

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9840015-B2
Application number	US-201414564817-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2014
Priority date	Apr 23, 2012
Publication date	Dec 12, 2017
Grant date	Dec 12, 2017

Abstract

Knife assemblies and methods therefor that are adapted to be used with a cutting apparatus capable of producing a variety of shaped food products having large amplitudes, for example, sliced, shredded, and strip-cut food products. The knife assembly includes a primary blade having a corrugated shape to produce a large-amplitude food product slice having a periodic shape, and at least one tab blade assembled with or formed from the primary blade to cut a food product slice into strips.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A knife assembly adapted for producing julienne cut food product, the knife assembly comprising:
a primary blade having a corrugated shape to produce a large-amplitude food product, the corrugated shape having a cutting leading edge and defining multiple peaks and valleys; and
at least one tab blade adapted to cut the large-amplitude food product slice into strips, the tab blade being defined by a cut in the primary blade that forms a tab and then bending the tab so that the tab protrudes from the primary blade, the tab blade being integral with the primary blade;
wherein the cut that defines the tab blade comprises a first cut along a first of the valleys of the primary blade and a second cut between the first valley and an adjacent peak of the primary blade, the tab blade protruding from the primary blade at a location adjacent the adjacent peak.

2. The knife assembly of claim 1 , wherein the knife assembly is adapted to produce shaped shredded or shaped strip-cut food products.

3. The knife assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first cut is continuous through a trailing edge of the primary blade oppositely disposed from the leading edge of the primary blade.

4. The knife assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first cut does not extend to a trailing edge of the primary blade oppositely disposed from the leading edge of the primary blade.

5. The knife assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the tab blade has a square leading edge.

Assignees

• Urschel Laboratories Inc

Inventors

• King Daniel Wade
• Jacko Michael Scot

Classifications

• Y10T83/0586

  Effecting diverse or sequential cuts in same cutting step · CPC title

• B26D1/0006 Primary

  Cutting members therefor · CPC title

• B26D2001/006

  the cutting blade having a special shape, e.g. a special outline, serrations · CPC title

• B26D7/0691

  by centrifugal force · CPC title

• B26D1/03

  with a plurality of cutting members · CPC title