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US 4,744,130 AGranted
Method and device for producing a cone-shaped meat product
AssigneeGrecian Delight, Inc.
InventorsMoshe N. Epstein, Peter Parthenis
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AssigneeGrecian Delight, Inc.
InventorsMoshe N. Epstein, Peter Parthenis
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With the device and method, ground meat is pumped through an elongated discharge tube into a plastic bag at the bottom of a frustoconical-shaped mold casing. The mold casing cooperates with a pneumatic or air inflatable elastic resilient piston that causes the meat being pumped through the discharge tube to be packed tightly down to a desired texture. As more meat is pumped into the bag and mold casing, the piston when inflated has a varying diameter and the mold casing moves axially downward with respect to the resilient piston to allow for more room for meat in the mold casing and bag until a point is reached where the discharge tube along with the inflated piston are forced out of the mold casing by downward movement of the mold casing. Then the meat in the mold casing and the bag are severed and removed from the mold casing whereupon the discharge tube and air inflated piston member is repositioned with respect to the mold casing by having the mold casing moved up to a position where the discharge tube and resilient air inflated position are in their first position so that the cycle can be repeated.
A device for manufacturing a frusto-conical shaped meat product having a varying cross-sectional diameter by means of a moving mold casing that receives ground meat under pressure, comprising:
A device for manufacturing a frusto-conical shaped meat product having a varying cross-sectional diameter comprising:
In a device for manufacturing a frusto-conical shaped meat product having a varying cross-sectional diameter, a mold casing having an inner periphery of frusto-conical shape conforming to the shape of the desired meat product, the improvement comprising:
A method of producing a frusto-conical shaped meat product having a varying cross-sectional diameter wherein there is a means for supplying ground meat under pressure into a frusto-conical mold casing that can be opened to remove said ground meat, said mold casing conforming to the shape and cross-section of a desired meat product, and a pneumatic inflatable resilient piston that slidably and sealingly engages the inner sides of the mold casing as meat supplied to said casing and forces the mold casing to move relative to said flexible resilient piston from a first position to a second position where said piston is removed from said mold casing, comprising the steps of:
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