Method and apparatus for making patties

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR MAKING PATTIES OF PLASTIC MATERIAL COMPRISING: A SUPPORT; A HOPPER ON SAID SUPPORT ADAPTED TO CONTAIN A SUPPLY OF PLASTIC MATERIAL, SAID HOPPER HAVING AN OPENING IN THE BOTTOM MEANS IN SAID HOPPER ADAPTED TO DISCHARGE A QUANTITY OF PLASATIC MATERIAL THROUGH SAID HOPPER OPENING RECEIVING MEANS BENEATH SAID HOPPER OPENING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A QUANTITY OF PLASTIC MATERIAL A HOLLOW CYLINDER ON SAID SUPPORT ADJACENT SAID RECEIVING MEANS; A RECIPROCATING MOLD PLATE HAVING A MOLD OPENING AT TIMES IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID CYLINDER AND AT TIMES EXTERIOR OF SAID CYLINDER; TRANSFERRING MEANS ADAPTED TO TRANSFER PLASTIC MATERIAL FROM SAID RECEIVING MEANS TO SAID CYLINDER; A PISTON IN SAID CYLINDER ADAPTED TO PRESS PLASTIC MATERIAL IN SAID CYLINDER INTO THE OPENING IN SAID MOLD PLATE TO INSURE FILLING SAID OPENING, SAID PISTON ALSO EFFECTIVE TO DISCHARGE TO MATERIAL LATERALLY FROM SAID CYLINDER; MEANS ACTUATING SAID TRANSFERRING MEANS, SAID MOLD PLATE AND SAID PISTON IN TIMED RELATIN WHEREBY SAID MOLD OPENING WHEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID CYLINDER IS FILLED WITH PLASTIC MATERIAL; AND EJECTING MEANS ADAPTED TO EJECT PLASTIC MATERIAL FROM SAID MOLD OPENING WHEN THE LATTER IS EXTERIOR OF SAID CYLINDER.