Helical split ring french fry and apparatus for making the same
OwnerGeorge A. Mendenhallinventor
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Abstract
A cut food piece formed in the shape of a helical split ring (10) by means of first cutting a slot in the whole food product by slot cutter (30) prior to urging the whole food product into engagement with cutter blade assembly (20) having wheel plate (21) rotating about central axis (23). Said cutter blade assembly (20) further having a plurality of ring cutters (24) attached to and extending normally out from wheel plate (21) for cutting continuous concentric helical spirals in the whole food product. Shear blade (25) extends angularly out from wheel plate (21) for cutting concentric helical rings of food product off the whole food product.
Claims9
A cut food piece formed in the shape of a helical split ring cut from a whole food product having a longitudinal axis by use of the process of:
- cutting a slot in the whole food product which is aligned with and radially extends into and along the longitudinal axis of said whole food product;
- aligning the longitudinal axis of the whole food product coincident to a central axis of a cutter blade assembly;
- moving the aligned and slotted whole food product into cutting engagement with a cutter blade assembly having a wheel plate having a planar surface for rotation about a central axis, a plurality of ring cutters attached to and extending normally out from the planar surface of the wheel plate for cutting continuous concentric helical spirals in the whole food product, a sheer blade attached to and extending angularly out from the planar surface for cutting concentric helical rings of cut food product off the whole food product, and said wheel plate further having a transport hole positioned adjacent to the sheer blade for passage of sheered concentric helical split rings of cut food product through the cutter blade assembly.
An apparatus for cutting a whole food product having a longitudinal axis into helical split ring cut food pieces which comprises:
- a cutter blade assembly having a wheel plate having a planar surface for rotation about a central axis, a plurality of ring cutters attached to and extending normally out from the planar surface of the wheel plate for cutting continuous concentric helical spirals in the whole food product, a sheer blade attached to and extending angularly out from the planar surface for cutting concentric helical rings of cut food product off the whole food product and said wheel plate further having a transport hole positioned adjacent to the sheer blade for passage of sheered concentric helical rings of cut food product through the cutter blade assembly;
- means for cutting a slot in the whole food product which is aligned with and radially extends into and along the longitudinal axis of said whole food product;
- means for aligning the longitudinal axis of the whole food product coincident to the central axis of the planar wheel plate;
- means for moving the aligned and slotted whole food product into engagement with the ring cutters and sheer blade of the cutter blade assembly.
A method for cutting a whole food product having a longitudinal axis into helical split ring shaped cut food pieces using a circular cutter blade assembly having a wheel plate having a planar surface for rotation about a central axis, a plurality of ring cutters attached to and extending normally out from the planar surface of the wheel plate for cutting continuous concentric helical spirals in the whole food product, a sheer blade attached to and extending angularly out from the planar surface for cutting concentric helical rings of cut food product off the whole food product and said wheel plate further having a transport hole positioned adjacent to the sheer blade for passage of sheered concentric helical rings of cut food product through the cutter blade assembly which comprises:
- cutting a slot in the whole food product which is aligned with and radially extends into the longitudinal axis of said whole food product;
- aligning the longitudinal axis of the whole food product coincident to the central axis of the cutter blade assembly;
- moving the aligned and slotted whole food product into cutting engagement with the cutter blade assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.