TODAY’S PATENT – KNIFE ASSEMBLY

The KNIFE ASSEMBLY  was invented by Raliegh J. Jensen (Boise, ID) on the 11^th of July 2006 , bearing patent number US7073260B2.

The present invention relates to the cutting of food product and more particularly to a knife assembly for cutting food product. The present invention is directed to a knife assembly including a plurality of blades, each blade connected at a first end to a core knife and each blade connected at a second end to a blade support ring. The knife assembly includes a base ring and a compression ring adapted for engagement with the base ring.

The blade support ring, the base ring and the compression ring each include an aperture through which a food product may be passed. The base ring includes a mounting flange adapted to allow the knife assembly to be mounted in a food product cutting apparatus. This device includes a plurality of blades radiating outwardly from and welded to a center tubular cutter. The plurality of blades welded about an inner periphery of a ring. Welded knife assemblies are expensive and the entire unit must be replaced when even a single blade is damaged or dulled.