METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING A GAUGE PLATE OF FOOD SLICER AND A FASTENER THEREFOR

摘要

An adjustable gauge plate (10) for a food slicer (12) comprising a front plate (14) and a rear plate (16) attached to the front plate, such that a cavity (18) is defined between the plates, the rear plate (16) having at least one hole (44) therethrough. The gauge plate (10) further comprises an indexing member (30) attached to a slicer base, an adjustment plate (20) mounted to the indexing member (30), the indexing member and adjustment plate being shaped to fit in the cavity (18) between the front (14) and rear (16) plates, and a fastener shaped to be inserted in the hole (44) in the rear plate and adjustably connected to the adjustment plate (20) such that the gauge plate (10) is capable of being adjusted relative to the adjustment plate (20) and the gauge plate (10) is capable of being adjusted relative to the food slicer (12).