Crust forming device
OwnerLuther E. Glasgowinventor
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Abstract
Device for constructing a crust along the side and/or bottom walls of a container from a mass of crust material placed in the container. The device includes a forming head having a bottom wall and an upstanding side wall, with means for supporting the forming head for rotation generally about the center of the container with the bottom and side walls of the forming head in facing relationship with the corresponding walls of the container. Some embodiments include means for introducing material and/or filling material into the container.
Claims21
In a crust forming device for use with a container having a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall:
- a forming head having a bottom wall and an upstanding side wall, the bottom wall of the forming head including a first portion which throughout its radial extent is generally parallel to the bottom wall of the container and a second portion which is inclined upwardly from the first portion and upwardly and outwardly toward the side wall of the forming head, the side wall of the forming head having a portion immediately adjacent to the first portion of the bottom wall which conforms generally to the peripheral contour of the side wall of the container, and means connected to the forming head for positioning the same in the container for relative rotation of the forming head and the container with the bottom and side walls of the forming head in facing relationship with the corresponding walls of the container.
In a crust forming device for use with a container having a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall:
- a forming head having two lobes each comprising a bottom wall and a peripherally curved upstanding side wall, the two lobes being disposed on opposite sides of a line and being offset along the line whereby the lobes extend laterally beyond each other toward opposite ends of the line, and means connected to the forming head for positioning the same in the container for relative rotation of the forming head and the container with the bottom and side walls of the forming head facing the corresponding walls of the container.
In a crust forming device for use with a container having a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall:
- a plate member engageable with the upper portion of the side wall of the container, a forming head depending from the plate member and having a bottom wall and a side wall having portions corresponding in contour generally to portions of the bottom and side walls of the container, and a tube connected to the forming head and extending above the plate member for introducing material through the device into the container, said plate member and said tube cooperating to position the forming head in the container for relative rotation of the forming head and the container to effect spreading of crust material along at least a portion of at least one of the walls of the container.
In a crust forming device for use with a container having a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall:
- a forming head having a bottom wall and a side wall, means connected to the forming head for positioning the same in the container for relative rotation of the forming head and the container with the bottom and side walls of the forming head facing the corresponding walls of the container, and means for introducing material into the container while the forming head is positioned therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.