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US 5,492,708 AGranted
Tool and process for the formation of a pretzel
OwnerWerner Hemmerichinventor
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Abstract
Tool for the formation of a pretzel blank from a strand of dough which takes the form of a molding pan having at least one slot on groove with a twisted and/or looped pattern, molded into its bottom, corresponding to the shape of a pretzel.
Claims8
A tool for the formation of a pretzel blank from a strand of dough comprising:
- a configuration as a molding pan with a pan bottom and a raised side wall encircling the pan bottom,
- an uninterrupted slot or groove on an upper surface of the raised wall, with a shape corresponding to that of a pretzel being formed into the pan bottom, the uninterrupted slot of groove having a central groove region wherein the central groove region corresponds to the largest curved area of the pretzel blank,
- a borehole in the region of a groove intersection point, the groove intersection point defining a region of the pretzel knot and
- means for rotating the mold pan rotatably connected to the mold pan through the borehole, the rotating means rotatably mounted in an axis of rotation perpendicular to the upper surface of the raised wall.
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A process for the production of a pretzel blank from a dough strand segment having first and second ends and a middle section having a cross sectional area larger than the ends comprising the steps of:
- providing a tool comprising a configuration as a molding pan with a raised side wall encircling a pan bottom, a borehole in a region of a groove intersection point, an uninterrupted slot or groove on an upper surface of the raised side wall, with a shape corresponding to that of a pretzel formed in the pan bottom and a central grooved region wherein the central groove region corresponds to the middle section of the dough strand segment;
- laying the middle section of the pretzel dough strand on the central grooved region in the bottom pan;
- forming a closed dough strand loop on the molding pan, having a portion of the dough strand ends at least held in an upright position, to a point where the dough strand ends cross each other in the region of the groove intersection point;
- rotating the mold pan along with the dough strand segment, maintaining the strand end in the upright position being prevented form turning, forming a knot in the region of the groove intersection;
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- laying down the dough strand ends to complete the pretzel shape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.