Rolled food product and apparatus
OwnerWarren Tathaminventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for preparing a rolled food product, such as sushi. The apparatus has a container having a first end and a second end, wherein at least the first end has one aperture. The container is positionable between a closed position, defining a hollow interior space, and an open position, presenting a plurality of cavities. Each of the cavities can receive food material such as rice. There is also a plunger assembly that passes the aperture when the container is in the closed position. The plunger assembly is then used to compress the food material in the hollow interior space to form a roll having a desired consistency.
Claims28
An apparatus for preparing a rolled food product, the apparatus comprising:
- (i) a container having a first end and a second end, at least the first end having an aperture, the container being positionable between a closed position defining a hollow interior space and an open position presenting a plurality of cavities, each cavity adapted to receive food material therein;
- (ii) a plunger assembly configured to pass through the aperture when the container is in the closed position and compress the food material when present in the hollow interior space to form a roll having a desired consistency;
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- (iii) a removable end cap having a top wall and an annular side wall extending down from said top wall and having an inwardly extending thread for cooperation with an external thread on and adjacent the second end of the container, wherein the end cap is adapted to be removably coupled to the second end of the container.
An apparatus for preparing a rolled food product, the apparatus comprising:
- (i) a container defining an interior space, said container having two ends;
- (ii) wherein each of said ends has an aperture;
- (iii) wherein the container has a closed position defining the interior space and an open position presenting a plurality of cavities, said cavities being adapted to accommodate food material;
- (iv) a plunger assembly having a head portion adapted to sweep at least partially through the interior space and an elongate rod coupled to the head portion for driving the head portion through the interior space, the elongate rod having a length exceeding a length of the container;
- (v) wherein at least a portion of each of the apertures are adapted to simultaneously receive the rod when the container is in the open position, and the plunger assembly and the aperture in the first end have complementary mated threads such that as the elongate rod is turned, the plunger assembly is advanced through the hollow interior space to compress the food material when present in the hollow interior space;
- (vi) wherein a removable end cap having a top wall and an annular side wall extending down from said top wall and having an inwardly extending thread for cooperation with an external thread on and adjacent the second end of the container, wherein the end cap is adapted to be removably coupled to the second end of the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.