Dough roller
AssigneeThe Pampered Chef, Ltd.
InventorsRolf Hefti, Walter Ruffner
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Abstract
A consolidated pastry forming apparatus is provided that incorporates a separatable roller tool and a finishing tool. The roller tool includes a handle, a first pair of fork arms at one handle end, and a second pair of fork arms at the other handle end. A first cylindrical dough roller is mounted to the first pair of fork arms and a second convex dough roller is mounted to the second pair of fork arms. The finishing tool is removably attachable to the handle. The finishing tool is unitarily formed and somewhat elongated, and includes at one end thereof a plurality of tines suitable for puncturing a pastry crust, and at the other end thereof a protrusion suitable for crimping a pastry crust.
Claims31
A dough roller comprising:
- a handle having a longitudinal axis and a first pair of fork arms at one end thereof and a second pair of fork arms at the other end thereof;
- a first roller mounted to the first pair of fork arms for rotation about an axis substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the handle;
- a second roller mounted to the second pair of fork arms for rotation about an axis substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the handle;
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- a pastry tool removably attachable to the handle.
A dough roller comprising:
- a handle having a longitudinal axis and at least one pair of fork arms, each said pair of fork arms being at a different opposite end of said handle;
- a roller mounted to each said pair of fork arms for rotation about an axis substantially transverse to said longitudinal axis;
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- a pastry tool removably attachable to said handle.
Consolidated pastry forming apparatus comprising roller means and finishing means,
- said roller means comprising:
- a first handle having a longitudinal axis and a first pair of fork arms at one end thereof and a second pair of fork arms at the opposite end thereof;
- a first roller mounted to the first pair of fork arms for rotation about an axis substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the handle;
- a second roller mounted to the second pair of fork arms for rotation about an axis substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the handle;
- said finishing means comprising:
- a second handle having a longitudinal axis and respective opposed ends;
- a plurality of tines said opposed end;
- a protrusion at said other opposed end;
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- said second handle being removably attachable to said first handle.
Consolidated pastry forming apparatus comprising in separatable combination roller means and finishing means;
- said roller means comprising:
- a first handle having a longitudinal axis and a first pair of fork arms at one end thereof and a second pair of fork arms at the opposite end thereof;
- a first roller mounted to the first pair of fork arms for rotation about an axis substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the handle;
- a second roller mounted to the second pair of fork arms for rotation about an axis substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the handle;
- said first handle being substantially U-shaped in transverse cross-section along said longitudinal axis and medially defining therealong opposite terminal side edge regions;
- said first handle having a rabbet defined in and along a portion of each of said opposite side edge regions;
- said finishing means comprising:
- a second handle having a longitudinal axis and respective opposed ends;
- a plurality of tines at one said opposed end;
- a protrusion at said other opposed end;
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- said second handle being flattened, and having opposite lateral portions whose width is sufficient to span, and whose longitudinal configuration is suitable for extending along portions of said opposite side edge regions;
- said second handle having outer and inner opposed facial regions;
- said inner facial region having defined along a portion of each said opposite lateral portion thereof an inset but upstanding flange;
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- when said inner facial region is placed over said opposite side edge regions, each said flange is engagable with a different one of said rabbets in an elastic snap-fit;
- thereby to releasably attach said second handle to said first handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.