Bread molder

Claim 1

IN A BREAD MOLDING MACHINE, MEANS FOR MOLDING A QUANTITY OF DOUGH INTO AN ELONGATED DOUGH PIECE, INCLUDING A FIRST CONVEYOR BELT HAVING THE ELONGATED DOUGH PIECE POSITIONED THEREON TRANSVERSELY THEREOF, A SECOND CONVEYOR BELT EXTENDING BELOW THE DISCHARGE END OF SAID FIRST CONVEYOR BELT TRANSVERSELY THEREOF, A FRAME HAVING BARS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID SECOND CONVEYOR BELT ADJACENT THE LONGITUDINAL EDGES THEREOF, AN ARCUATE BELT CONVEYOR COMPRISING A FRAME EXTENDING ACROSS SAID SECOND CONVEYOR AND MOUNTED ON SAID LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING BARS FOR MOVEMENT THEREON, A PAIR OF SHAFTS MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME TO ROTATE ABOUT AXES EXTENDING ANGULARLY TO EACH OTHER, ROLLERS INDEPENDENTLY ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON EACH OF SAID SHAFTS, AN ENDLESS ARCUATE CONVEYOR BELT HAVING A CONVEX OUTER PERIPHERAL EDGE AND A CONCAVE INNER PERIPHERAL EDGE EXTENDING AROUND SAID ROLLERS AND MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID ARCUATE CONVEYOR FRAME FOR DRIVING SAID ARCUATE CONVEYOR BELT, SAID ARCUATE CONVEYOR HAVING A RECEIVING END BELOW THE DISCHARGE END OF SAID FIRST CONVEYOR BELT AND A DISCHARGE END LOCATED OVER AND EXTENDING ACROSS SAID SECOND CONVEYOR BELT.