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Mock chicken leg machine
Assignee: SUNNEE BRAND MEAT CO Inc
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Filing: 1961-07-10
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Granted: 1963-07-30
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Expires: 1981-07-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederick H Blake
- 👤 Frederick M Thorburn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 08:11
CPC Classifications
A; A22; A22C; A22C7/00; A22C7/0023; A22C17/00; A22C17/006; A22C21/00; A22C21/0069; A22C21/0076; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S425/00; Y10S425/219
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
266 words
A MOCK CHICKEN LEG MACHINE, COMPRISING: A FRAMEWORK FOR SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF TRANSVERSE SHAFTS; TRANSVERSELY SPACED CHAIN SPOCKETS DISPOSED IN COACTING PAIRS ON SAID SHAFTS; TWO SPACED APART PARALLEL CHAINS OPERATIVELY DRIVEN AND SUPPORTED BY SAID SPROCKETS AND HAVING THE UPPER RUN OF SAID CHAINS AT AN EASILY OBSERVABLE LEVEL; AN INTERMITTENT DRIVING MEANS FOR SAID CHAINS ARRANGED TO STOP SAID CHAINS IN SYNCHRONIZATION WITH OTHER ELEMENTS OF SAID MACHINE; A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY SPACED CARRIER BARS SECURED AT OPPOSITE ENDS TO EACH OF SAID CHAINS; A STICK CLUTCH SECURED AT SUBSTANTIALLY THE MIDPOINT OF EACH OF SAID BARS FOR GRIPPING THE LOWER ENDS OF SAID STICKS AND CARRYING THEM IN A VERTICAL POSITION; A PAIR OF COACTING MEAT COMPRESSING CAVITY MOLD MEMBERS WITH THEIR CAVITIES ON THE SAME LEVEL AS THE UPPER END OF STICKS CARRIED BY SAID BARS; MEANS FOR SUPPLYING GROUND MEAT AND ADMIXTURES UNDER PRESSURE; A METERING MEANS FOR MEASURING A SERVING AMOUNT OF SAID MEAT AND PASSING IT DOWNWARDLY IN SYNCHRONIZATION WITH THE MOVEMENT OF SAID MOLD MEMBERS; A TRANSVERSELY MOVABLE KNIFE DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID METERING MEANS AND SAID MOLD MEMBERS TO CUT OFF A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT OF MEAT; FLUID OPERATED MEANS FOR OPERATIVELY MOVING SAID KNIFE; FLUID OPERATED MEANS FOR SEQUENTIALLY CLOSING SAID MOLD MEMBERS FOR COMPRESSING A METERED AMOUNT OF MEAT ON A STICK HANDLE; A CONVEYOR BELT FOR CARRYING THE FINISHED MEAT SERVINGS AWAY FROM THE MACHINE; STICK EJECTOR MEANS FOR EJECTING THE FINISHED STICK MOUNTED SERVINGS FROM SAID CARRIER BARS AND POWER SWITCHING MEANS FOR INSURING SEQUENTIAL OPERATION OF THE SAID COACTING ELEMENTS OF SAID MACHINE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
266 words
A MOCK CHICKEN LEG MACHINE, COMPRISING: A FRAMEWORK FOR SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF TRANSVERSE SHAFTS; TRANSVERSELY SPACED CHAIN SPOCKETS DISPOSED IN COACTING PAIRS ON SAID SHAFTS; TWO SPACED APART PARALLEL CHAINS OPERATIVELY DRIVEN AND SUPPORTED BY SAID SPROCKETS AND HAVING THE UPPER RUN OF SAID CHAINS AT AN EASILY OBSERVABLE LEVEL; AN INTERMITTENT DRIVING MEANS FOR SAID CHAINS ARRANGED TO STOP SAID CHAINS IN SYNCHRONIZATION WITH OTHER ELEMENTS OF SAID MACHINE; A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY SPACED CARRIER BARS SECURED AT OPPOSITE ENDS TO EACH OF SAID CHAINS; A STICK CLUTCH SECURED AT SUBSTANTIALLY THE MIDPOINT OF EACH OF SAID BARS FOR GRIPPING THE LOWER ENDS OF SAID STICKS AND CARRYING THEM IN A VERTICAL POSITION; A PAIR OF COACTING MEAT COMPRESSING CAVITY MOLD MEMBERS WITH THEIR CAVITIES ON THE SAME LEVEL AS THE UPPER END OF STICKS CARRIED BY SAID BARS; MEANS FOR SUPPLYING GROUND MEAT AND ADMIXTURES UNDER PRESSURE; A METERING MEANS FOR MEASURING A SERVING AMOUNT OF SAID MEAT AND PASSING IT DOWNWARDLY IN SYNCHRONIZATION WITH THE MOVEMENT OF SAID MOLD MEMBERS; A TRANSVERSELY MOVABLE KNIFE DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID METERING MEANS AND SAID MOLD MEMBERS TO CUT OFF A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT OF MEAT; FLUID OPERATED MEANS FOR OPERATIVELY MOVING SAID KNIFE; FLUID OPERATED MEANS FOR SEQUENTIALLY CLOSING SAID MOLD MEMBERS FOR COMPRESSING A METERED AMOUNT OF MEAT ON A STICK HANDLE; A CONVEYOR BELT FOR CARRYING THE FINISHED MEAT SERVINGS AWAY FROM THE MACHINE; STICK EJECTOR MEANS FOR EJECTING THE FINISHED STICK MOUNTED SERVINGS FROM SAID CARRIER BARS AND POWER SWITCHING MEANS FOR INSURING SEQUENTIAL OPERATION OF THE SAID COACTING ELEMENTS OF SAID MACHINE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-07-29 | 1967-01-28 | 1967-07-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-07-29 | 1971-01-28 | 1971-07-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-07-29 | 1975-01-28 | 1975-07-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |