Food Product Grasping Apparatus
OwnerMatthew L. Verhelleinventor
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Abstract
A food product gripping mechanism is provided. The food product gripping mechanism includes a shaft connected to a hub. A release mechanism has a first passage in fluid communication with a second passage. The second passage is configured to allow the shaft to pass therethrough. A tension member is positioned partly within the first passage of the release mechanism. A guide spool is configured to receive a portion of the tension member and further configured to allow the shaft to pass therethrough and a plurality of tongs is connected to the hub. The plurality of tongs are configured for a contracted orientation and further configured for rotation to an expanded orientation. The plurality of tongs are further configured to grip a food product without piercing a skin of the food product.
Claims21
A food product gripping mechanism comprising:
- a shaft connected to a hub;
- a release mechanism having a first passage in fluid communication with a second passage, the second passage configured to allow the shaft to pass therethrough;
- a tension member positioned partly within the first passage of the release mechanism;
- a guide spool configured to receive a portion of the tension member and further configured to allow the shaft to pass therethrough;
- and
- a plurality of tongs connected to the hub;
- wherein the plurality of tongs are configured for a contracted orientation and further configured for rotation to an expanded orientation and wherein the plurality of tongs are further configured to grip a food product without piercing a skin of the food product.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.