Frozen block sizing apparatus

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR THE SIZING OF FROZEN BLOCKS OF A FOOD PRODUCT COMPRISING A DIE MEMBER HAVING A TOP AND BOTTOM WALL MEMBER AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH IS MOVABLE, SPACED SIDE AND END WALL MEMBERS DEFINING WITH SAID TOP AND BOTTOM WALL MEMBERS A THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONFINING CAVITY, ONE OF SAID SIDE WALL MEMBERS BEING HORIZONTALLY MOVABLE TO ENGAGE AND POSITION A FROZEN BLOCK WITHIN THE CONFINING CAVITY, AIR ACTUATING MEANS FOR ACTIVATING SAID MOVABLE SIDE WALL MEMBER, A PRESSURE SEAL ASSEMBLY DISPOSED ALONG THE INNER WALL SURFACE OF SAID MOVABLE SIDE WALL MEMBER AND SAID END WALL MEMBERS, SAID PRESSURE SEAL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A SPRING LOADED ROCKER MEMBER DEFINING A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGHT ANGULAR EDGE, EACH OF SAID INNER WALL SURFACES DEFINING AN ARCUATE PORTION WITH SAID ROCKER MEMBER BEING DISPOSED THEREIN AND ADAPTED TO MOVE CURVILINEARLY WITH THE RIGHT ANGULAR EDGE SIMULTANEOUSLY ENGAGING A SIDE OF SAID FROZEN BLOCK AND AN ADJACENT WALL SURFACE OF SAID DIE MEMBER, AND MEANS FOR EXERTING A COMPRESSIVE FORCE TO ONE OF SAID TOP AND BOTTOM WALL MEMBERS WITH THE OTHER BEING MAINTAINED STATIONARY TO DEFORM THE FROZEN BLOCK TO COMPLETELY FILL THE AREA OF SAID CAVITY.