Meat molding machine

Claim 1

A MEAT MOLDING MACHINE COMPRISING A TRACK FRAME HAVING AN INLET OPENING, A MOLD PLATE SLIDABLY MOUNTED BY THE TRACK FRAME FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN LIMIT POSITIONS PROJECTING FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE TRACK FRAME ALONG THE DIRECTION OF SAID MOVEMENT, SAID MOLD PLATE HAVING A MOLD OPENING, SAID MOLD OPENING BEING ALTERNATIVELY ALIGNED WITH THE INLET OPENING AND SPACED THEREFROM IN THE LIMIT POSITIONS OF THE MOLD PLATE, A SUPPLY CONDUIT CONNECTED TO THE TRACK FRAME, A BACKING MEMBER RIGIDLY MOUNTED IN POSITION ON THE TRACK FRAME VERTICALLY SPACED FROM THE INLET OPENING THEREIN TO FORM A MOLD CAVITY WITH THE MOLD OPENING COMMUNICATING WITH THE SUPPLY CONDUIT THROUGH SAID INLET OPENING, AN EJECTOR ASSEMBLY MOUNTED IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE MOLD OPENING IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE LIMIT POSITIONS OF THE MOLD PLATE AND EJECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A RECIPROCATED EJECTOR ELEMENT MOVABLE THROUGH SAID MOLD OPENING A ROLL OF SHEET MATERIAL MOUNTED BELOW THE TRACK FRAME, GUIDE MEANS MOUNTED BETWEEN THE EJECTOR ASSEMBLY AND THE INLET OPENING HOLDING THE SHEET MATERIAL IN CONTACT WITH THE MOLD PLATE FOR ADHESION TO MOLDABLE MATERIAL CARRIED IN THE MOLD OPENING, CUTTING MEANS AUTOMATICALLY OPERATIVE TO SERVER THE SHEET MATERIAL WITHDRAWN FROM THE ROLL IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF THE MOLD PLATE WHEN THE MOLD PLATE IS IN SAID ONE LIMIT POSITION THEREOF, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE MOLD PLATE FOR MOVEMENT THEREOF BETWEEN SAID LIMIT POSITIONS, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE EJECTOR ELEMENT FOR RECIPROCATION THEREOF WHEN ALIGNED WITH THE MOLD OPENING IN THE MOLD PLATE TO EJECT A PATTY OF AID MOLDABLE MATERIAL WITH A SEVERED SHEET OF MATERIAL ADHERING THERETO.