Dough rounder
AssigneesAnetsberger Brothers, Inc., Little Caesars Enterprises, Inc.
InventorRichard J. Anetsberger
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Abstract
A dough rounder machine for kneading and forming dough and similar plastic masses into uniformly shaped form in which the dough is placed in an annular die driven by eccentric drive means over a stationary horizontal tray table whereby to move the die in a generally circular orbit over the table. Dough placed in the die is overcovered by a weighted cover which orbits with the die and is gravity actuated to exert vertical force on the dough. Engagement of the dough with the table, orbiting die and cover serves to knead and roll the dough into a substantially spherical mass, the texture and density of which is regulatable by the cover weight and movement of the die over a limited time interval.
Claims10
A dough rounder for kneading and shaping a batch of dough, comprising:
- a rigid frame supporting a housing,
- motorized drive means mounted on said frame;
- a horizontal table stationarily supported on said frame;
- die means supported on said table and having driving connection with said drive means;
- said die means comprising at least one open ended, vertically oriented, cylindrical die for confining dough in the open interior thereof, and arranged to be orbitally driven over said table by said drive means;
- the open lower end of said die being closed by said table on which it is supported;
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- cover means disposed over the open upper end said die for engaging dough confined thereby and arranged to cooperate with said die and table in kneading said dough to a desired texture and density while forming said dough into a generally spherical ball.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.