Methods and apparatuses for cutting dough utilizing a shaped opening
OwnerStanley Lowry, Garcie McCall +1inventors
InventorsStanley Lowry, Garcie McCall, Christopher Roth
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for cutting dough are described. One described dough cutting apparatus comprises a barrel having two ends, a removable die comprising a shaped opening, the removable die adapted to be coupled to a first end of the barrel, and a knife adapted to cut dough extruded from the shaped opening. In one illustrative method for making doughnuts, dough is extruded and cut using such a dough cutting apparatus and the dough is then cooked.
Claims32
A dough cutting apparatus comprising:
- a barrel having a first end and a second end;
- a removable die comprising a shaped opening, the removable die adapted to be coupled to the first end of the barrel;
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- a knife adapted to cut dough extruded from the shaped opening.
The dough cutting apparatus 17, wherein the actuator is coupled to the cutting member by a yoke, wherein the yoke is coupled to the knife and to the barrel and wherein the sliding of the actuator adjusts the position of the knife relative to the shaped opening.
A dough cutting apparatus comprising:
- a dough extrusion device comprising a shaped opening having a finite number of lines of symmetry at a first end of the dough extrusion device;
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- a knife adapted to cut dough extruded from the shaped opening.
A removable die for use in a dough cutter, the removable die comprising:
- a shaped opening adapted to extrude dough;
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- means for coupling the removable die to a barrel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.