An Improved Meat Clamp for Meat Slicing Machines.

摘要

15,855. Berkel, J. C. van. July 2. Cutting and slicing meat.-A clamp for holding the meat in position on a meat-slicing machine consists of a clamping-lever h secured to a spindle e mounted in bearings in brackets f, f1 secured to the meat-plate b. The clamping- lever h is pressed down on the meat by a spring r encircling the spindle e, and is retained in the raised position by a pawl k engaging a fixed ratchet j. The pawl is released when required by a lever n pivotally mounted on the clamping- lever h at the point o. The brackets f, f1 also carry a nut which engages with the feed-screw c.