Abstract A method of coating food parts such as chicken parts, shrimp or potatoes, by moving the parts continuously on a conveyor while dropping a flour breading mixture on one side and then causing the parts to turn over still continuously receiving the breading substance on the other side and recovering the breading substance which has not deposited on the food parts and returning it for reuse. The apparatus comprises a machine with an open mesh conveyor on it continuously driven through a coating pan which receives a liquid flour compound under pressure and into which the edible food parts are dipped as the conveyor moves therethrough and then beneath the breading hopper which is vibrated to gravity feed the bread crumbs onto one side of the coated food parts which are conveyed to a drop-off point at which the parts flip over thereafter passing beneath another breading outlet on the breading hopper receiving bread crumbs on the other side. A screw conveyor on the machine recovers the breading compound which falls unused through the mesh conveyor and returns it to the hopper for reuse. All of the pans and other parts of the machine are removable for cleaning and may be from stainless steel as are the other parts of the machine.
Inventors
👤 Horace C Porter
👤 Marion E Claytor
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-05 22:14
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23P; A23P20/00; A23P20/10; A23P20/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
63 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein there is a coating pan through which said parts are conveyed by said first conveyor and a collection pan disposed below said coating pan, said coating pan overflowing into said collection pan whenever the coating compound overfills same said coating compound in the collection pan being recirculated to the means for applying a coating compound.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein said first conveyor means is an open mesh, conveyor with the upper flight thereof moving over said coating pan and the lower flight thereof moving over said collection pan and around spaced supports, and one end of said first conveyor is pivotally mounted on said frame for movement to a raised position from an operative position to provide access to said pans.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 3, wherein said collection and coating pans are removably mounted on said frame for cleaning.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said container is pivotally mounted on said frame for movement to an inoperative position spaced from said second conveyor to provide access to said second conveyor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the reentrant section of said second conveyor is supported for change of direction about at least two spaced locations, and at least one end of said second conveyor is pivotally mounted on said frame and may be moved out of the way to reach parts of the machine normally obstructed thereby.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said further conveyor for crumbs includes a longitudinal screw-type conveyor and a diagonal screw-type conveyor fed from said longitudinal conveyor, said diagonal conveyor feeding into said crumb container.