RING GUARD FOR FOOD SLICING MACHINE BLADE

摘要

A food product slicing machine comprising: a housing; a circular slicing blade having a peripheral cutting edge, the blade being rotatably mounted on the housing; a bracket extending from the housing; a plurality of fasteners mounted on the bracket; a ring guard surrounding the peripheral cutting edge of the blade, the ring guard having at least one aperture through which at least one of the fasteners extends; and a generally circular cover plate removably mounted on the fasteners; wherein, the ring guard is maintained in a first position when the cover plate is mounted on the ring guard, and the ring guard is axially displaceable to a second position when the cover plate removed, the ring guard surrounding the peripheral cutting edge of the cutting blade in both the first and second positions.