Device for pressing, imprinting and cooking flat bread products

A device for pressing, imprinting and cooking a dough product comprising:

• a. an imprinting station to press and imprint the dough product, the imprinting station having an embossing surface and a pressing surface;
• b. a first conveyor adjacent the imprinting station to move the dough product and a second conveyor for receiving the dough product from the first conveyor;
• c. a heat source adjacent at least one of the conveyors to cook the dough product;
• and
• d. a slide means adjacent the first conveyor for transferring the dough product from the first conveyor to the second conveyor including
• an air pressure source,
• a perforated plate adjacent the first, and
• a conduit means connecting the air pressure source and the perforated plate.

An apparatus for pressing, branding and cooking a flat bread product comprising:

• a. a heated branding plate;
• b. a frame pivotally supporting the branding plate;
• c. a heated press platen;
• d. a hinge connecting the frame to the press platen;
• e. at least two rotating grill plates adjacent the press platen;
• f. a slide, adjacent the first rotating grill plate, to direct the flat bread product from the first rotating grill plate to the second rotating grill plate, the slide forming a duct to force the air pressure toward the flat bread product;
• and
• g. a source of air pressure connected to the slide.

An apparatus for pressing, branding and cooking a flat bread product comprising:

• a. a heated branding plate;
• b. a frame pivotally supporting the branding plate;
• c. a heated press platen;
• d. a hinge connecting the frame to the press platen;
• e. at least two rotating grill plates adjacent the press platen;
• f. a source of air pressure;
• and
• g. a slide, adjacent the first rotating grill plate and connected to the source of air pressure, to direct the flat bread product from the first rotating grill plate to the second rotating grill plate.

In a flat bread pressing and cooking apparatus including a dough pressing means, a moving cooking surface and a transfer means to transfer the bread off of the cooking surface, an improved transfer means comprising:

• a. a generally smooth slide surface having holes therein;
• b. a source of air pressure;
• and
• c. a duct to direct the air pressure to and out of the holes.