Dough press with interchangeable perimeter edge molds
AssigneeProprocess Corporation
InventorsEugene Louis Raio, Steven M. Raio
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Abstract
A dough press machine for flattening a quantity of dough. The dough press machine comprises a housing having lower and upper platens attached thereto. Releasably attached to the lower platen is a mold which defines a peripheral edge. The mold is sized relative to the lower platen such that the lower platen protrudes beyond the peripheral edge of the mold. The quantity of dough is placable onto the mold, with the movement of at least one of the lower and upper platens toward the other facilitating the compression of the quantity of dough between the upper platen and the mold and the movement of a portion of the quantity of dough over the peripheral edge of the mold into contact with the lower platen.
Claims13
A dough press machine for flattening a quantity of dough, the dough press machine comprising:
- a housing;
- a lower platen attached to the housing;
- an upper platen attached to the housing;
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- a mold releasably attached to the lower platen and defining a peripheral edge, the mold being sized relative to the lower platen such that the lower platen protrudes beyond the peripheral edge of the mold;
- the quantity of dough being placable onto the mold, with the movement of at least one of the lower and upper platens toward the other facilitating the compression of the quantity of dough between the upper platen and the mold and the movement of a portion of the quantity of dough over the peripheral edge of the mold into contact with the lower platen.
A method for flattening a quantity of dough through the use of a dough press machine including a lower platen pivotally movable between an operating position and an access position, an upper platen reciprocally movable toward and away from the lower platen, and a mold which defines a peripheral edge and is releasably attachable to the lower platen, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) moving the lower platen to the access position;
- (b) releasably attaching the mold to the lower platen;
- (c) placing the quantity of dough onto the mold;
- (d) moving the lower platen to the operating position;
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- (e) actuating the upper platen toward the lower platen so as to facilitate the compression of the quantity of dough between the upper platen and the mold and the movement of a portion of the quantity of dough over the peripheral edge of the mold into contact with the lower platen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.