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Scoring apparatus

US3962751A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 7, 1975
Grant dateJun 15, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 7, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA22C9/004
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for scoring a food product patty with partial or complete perforations from either or both sides and comprising a scoring device having a plurality of generally circular blades arranged side-by-side with each blade comprising a plurality of spaced outwardly projecting teeth of a flexible solid plastic material so that interengaging teeth will yield without breaking. The disclosure also includes a drive for the blades between which the patty is drawn and which has the effect of evening out any unevenness of the patty.

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