US3725974A
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Moldable food depositing apparatus
Assignee: J E Grote Co
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Filing: 1970-04-27
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Granted: 1973-04-10
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Expires: 1990-04-27
Abstract
Abstract A transfer plate having metering openings is slidably mounted between a pressurized meat source and a plurality of hollow transfer pins within which heaters are mounted. An air cylinder unit is coupled to momentarily jog the push bars, and a second fluid cylinder motor means is interconnected to the supporting bed to simultaneously jog the bed and then wipe the meat patties from the ends of the pins. Alternatively, an air chamber is mounted on top of the meat chamber connected by air tubes to bottom openings in the meat chamber. The metering plate selectively aligns the filled openings with the air tubes to positively force the patties onto the bases. The meat patties may also be transferred by rapidly moving the pins downwardly into engagement with a resilient means which stops the pins in spaced relation to the bases to cause the meat pattie to transfer under the inertia forces.
Inventors
- 👤 H Kuhlman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:02
CPC Classifications
A; A22; A22C; A22C7/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A food depositing apparatus to apply predetermined amounts of food patties to a base, comprising conveying means for supporting said base, depositing means to apply at least one pattie to said base and including force means to positively force each pattie onto said base, said force means including holding means to compress each pattie onto said base and including transfer means to establish rapid longitudinal movement between said base and said holding means to establish a wiping of the pattie onto said base.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A food depositing apparatus to apply predetermined amounts of food patties to a base, comprising conveying means for supporting said base, depositing means to apply at least one pattie to said base and including force means to positively force each pattie onto said base, said force means including holding means to compress each pattie onto said base and including transfer means to establish rapid longitudinal movement between said base and said holding means to establish a wiping of the pattie onto said base.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said conveying means includes a supporting bed beneath said depositing means for supporting said base and a crossbar to push the base across the bed, and said transfer means establishes a momentary rapid longitudinal movement of the bed and crossbar to wipe the pattie from said depositing means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus of claim 2, having a reciprocating means releasably coupled to said crossbars, a second reciprocating means connected to said bed, and means to simultaneously actuate both of said reciprocating means to rapidly move said bars and bed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
175 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said conveying means includes a supporting bed, a plurality of longitudinally spaced crossbars extending across said bed and coupled to a rotating means to successively move the bars over the top of the bed to successively move the rows of pizza bases, said depositing means including a multiple pattie metering plate having a plurality of openings, each of said openings being selected to accommodate a single cylindrical pattie, said holding means including transfer elements aligned with said openings to simultaneously force said patties downwardly onto an aligned base and to compress said patties downwardly onto an aligned base, a first fluid cylinder means coupled to said crossbars, a second fluid cylinder means coupled to said bed, and said transfer means actuating both of said cylinder means to rapidly move said bars and bed and the pizza bases carried thereby to wipe the compressed patties from said elements onto said pizza bases, and means to intermittently drive said conveying means to sequentially align rows of pizza bases with said openings.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
110 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said depositing means including a multiple pattie transfer plate having a plurality of openings, each of said openings being selected to accommodate a single pattie as an elongated upstanding cylinder, said holding means including transfer pin members aligned with said opening to simultaneously force said patties downwardly onto an aligned base and to compress said cylinder onto the base, each of said pin members being a hollow member, a heating element within each of said pin members to raise the temperature of the pin members including the pattie-engaging ends to a selected temperature to prevent adverse sticking of the food to the pin members.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-04-09 | 1976-10-09 | 1977-04-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-04-09 | 1980-10-09 | 1981-04-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-04-09 | 1984-10-09 | 1985-04-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |