Dough stamping machine

Claim 1

A DOUGH-STAMPING MACHINE COMPRISING A TABLE HAVING A SURFACE AND A FEED AND DELIVERY END, PROPELLING MEANS EXTENDING OVER THE SURFACE OF SAID TABLE FOR FORWARDLY MOVING ALONG THE TABLE A TIN RESTING THEREON, DRIVE MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID PROPELLING MEANS TO IMPART THERETO A RECIPROCATING, HORIZONTAL MOTION AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID TABLE TO EFFECT CYCLICALLY A VERTICALLY DOWNWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID TABLE AFTER THE HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID PROPELLING MEANS IN THE FORWARD DIRECTION AND A SUBSEQUENT VERTICALLY UPWARDS MOVEMENT OF SAID TABLE AFTER THE HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID PROPELLING MEANS IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION WHEREBY SAID TIN IS INTERMITTENTLY MOVED FORWARD ALONG THE TABLE, AND DOUGH-STAMPING MEANS COMPRISING A LOWER DIE SHAPED TO RECEIVE AND SUPPORT SAID TIN, AN UPPER DIE SHAPE TO MOULD DOUGH CONTAINED IN SAID TIN AND ACTUATING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVE MEANS TO CYCLICALLY EFFECT RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID UPPER AND LOWER DIES TO BRING THE SAME INTO DOUGH-MOULDING COOPERATION WITH A TIN RECEIVED AND SUPPORTED BY SAID LOWER DIE AFTER TRAVERSAL OF SAID TABLE BY SAID TIN, UNDER THE ACTION OF THE PROPELLING MEANS, SAID ACTUATING MEANS SUBSEQUENTLY BRINGING SAID DIES OUT OF COOPERATION BEFORE FURTHER MOVEMENT OF SAID TIN BY SAID PROPELLING MEMBERS.