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US 4,284,359 AGranted
Agglomerization system for intermixing edible ingredients
OwnerTheodore Rapollainventor
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Abstract
An agglomerization system for intermixing edible ingredients comprising a chamber wherein various different edible ingredients are intermixed with steam, the latter of which is provided into the chamber through one or more manifolds. Such manifolds are horizontally disposed pipes having a plurality of openings for directing the steam in substantially the same direction as the edible dry ingredients are forced into the chamber from a hopper. A movable belt catches the fused ingredients to carry the product out of the agglomerization chamber.
Claims9
An agglomerization system for intermixing edible ingredients comprising in combination:
- means forming an agglomerization chamber having a movable bottom wall and provided with an end wall formed with an opening;
- a hopper for dry edible ingredients at said end wall of said chamber including a manifold for dispensing through said opening said ingredients into said chamber under pressure;
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- a steam system comprising a pair of steam discharge pipes on opposite sides of said opening and connected to a source of steam whereby said ingredients are intermixed within said agglomerization chamber with said steam.
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