Apportioning and dispensing apparatus
US4480767A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 1982 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21C11/18
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In an apparatus to apportion and dispense dough, wherein dough is discharged through an outlet having a lower, circumferential cutting edge and is cut off by a piston having an upper, circumferential cutting edge, the piston has an upper, integral, coaxial boss, which has a convex, frusto-conical surface extending upwardly and being spaced from the cutting edge of the piston. Also, an annulus providing the outlet has a concave, frusto-conical surface, which flares upwardly.
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