Apparatus and method for inserting a filling into a food product
OwnerKenneth Rutherfordinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for inserting fillings into foods such as bagels, donuts, other pastries and confectioneries. A base supports a movable platform onto which a restraining device are mounted for fixing a food to be filled in a fixed position. Coiled tubing is provided for insertion into the food and for conveying a filling material into the food. Coiled tubing may be inserted by holding coiled tubing in fixed position and rotating the food. Alternatively, the food can be held in a fixed position and the coiled tubing rotated into the food.
Claims9
Apparatus for filling a substantially round food comprising:
- a base;
- means for rotating and releasably restraining a substantially round food, said means for rotating and releasably restraining said substantially round food being rotatably attached to said base;
- generally coiled tubing defining a cross-sectional shape for filling said substantially round food;
- and
- means for delivering a filling to said substantially round food through said generally coiled tubing.
A method of inserting a filling into a substantially round food comprising the steps of:
- placing said substantially round food into a rotating and restraining means for holding said substantially food in a stationary position;
- inserting a coiled tubing into said substantially round food;
- forcing a filling material through said coiled tubing and into said substantially round food while rotating said rotating and restraining means;
- and
- withdrawing said coiled tubing from said substantially round food.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.