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US3271813A
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Device for molding meat products
Assignee: Armour and Co
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Filing: 1964-11-27
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Granted: 1966-09-13
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Expires: 1984-11-27
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Louis E Gernandt
- 👤 William J Oestreich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 20:29
CPC Classifications
A; A22; A22C; A22C17/00; A22C17/006; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S425/00; Y10S425/044; Y10S425/219
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
AN APPARATUS FOR MOLDING SOFT PLASTIC MATERIALS SUCH AS GROUND MEAT ABOUT A STICK HANDLE, COMPRISING A FRAME, A WHEEL MOUNTED FOR ROTATION INRELATION TO SAID FRAME, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID WHEEL TO ROTATE INTERMITTENTLY TO THREE STATIONS AND FOR LOCKING SAID WHEEL FIRMLY AGAINST MOVEMENT IN EACH STATION, SAID WHEEL BEING PROVIDED WITH APERTURES SPACED EQUALLY AROUND AND EXTENDING THROUGH THE WHEEL, SAID APERTURE BEING OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME DIAMETER AS SAID STICK HANDLES TO PERMIT A TIGHT GRIPPING OF SAID STICKS, MEANS AT THE FIRST OF SAID STATIONS FOR FORCING ONE END OF A STICK HANDLE SNUGLY INTO EACH OF SAID APERTURES, TWO MOLD HALVES AT THE SECOND OF SAID STATIONS LOCATED TRANSVERSELY OF AND ADJACENT THE PLANE OF SAID WHEEL, NOZZLE MEANS AT SAID SECOND STATION LOCATED BETWEEN AND EXTENDING INTO SAID MOLD HALVES WHEN TOGETHER FOR DISPENSING A METERED AMOUNT OF SOFT PLASTIC MATERIAL INTO SAID MOLD HALVES AROUND SAID STICK, EACH OF SAID MOLD HALVES COMPRISING A MOLD BASE INCLUDING A MOLD CAVITY COMMUNICATING WITH A FIRST CHANNEL FOR RECEIVING THE END OF SAID NOZZLE MEANS, AND WITH A SECOND CHANNEL FOR RECEIVING THE OTHER END OF SAID STICK HANDLE, A FLEXIBLE RESILIENT DIAPHRAGM COVERING THE ENTIRE
Claim 2
Independent Claim
202 words
AN APPARATUS FOR MOLDING SOFT PLASTIC MATERIALS SUCH AS GROUND MEAT ABOUT A STICK HANDLE, COMPRISING A FRAME, A WHEEL MOUNTED FOR ROTATION INRELATION TO SAID FRAME, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID WHEEL TO ROTATE INTERMITTENTLY TO THREE STATIONS AND FOR LOCKING SAID WHEEL FIRMLY AGAINST MOVEMENT IN EACH STATION, SAID WHEEL BEING PROVIDED WITH APERTURES SPACED EQUALLY AROUND AND EXTENDING THROUGH THE WHEEL, SAID APERTURE BEING OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME DIAMETER AS SAID STICK HANDLES TO PERMIT A TIGHT GRIPPING OF SAID STICKS, MEANS AT THE FIRST OF SAID STATIONS FOR FORCING ONE END OF A STICK HANDLE SNUGLY INTO EACH OF SAID APERTURES, TWO MOLD HALVES AT THE SECOND OF SAID STATIONS LOCATED TRANSVERSELY OF AND ADJACENT THE PLANE OF SAID WHEEL, NOZZLE MEANS AT SAID SECOND STATION LOCATED BETWEEN AND EXTENDING INTO SAID MOLD HALVES WHEN TOGETHER FOR DISPENSING A METERED AMOUNT OF SOFT PLASTIC MATERIAL INTO SAID MOLD HALVES AROUND SAID STICK, EACH OF SAID MOLD HALVES COMPRISING A MOLD BASE INCLUDING A MOLD CAVITY COMMUNICATING WITH A FIRST CHANNEL FOR RECEIVING THE END OF SAID NOZZLE MEANS, AND WITH A SECOND CHANNEL FOR RECEIVING THE OTHER END OF SAID STICK HANDLE, A FLEXIBLE RESILIENT DIAPHRAGM COVERING THE ENTIRE
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