Portable cheese press frame assembly
US4493250A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01J25/15
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A portable assembly for supporting cheese hoops in an inclined position from the vertical and including means for pressing the hoops so as to press the whey therefrom and permit it to drain downwardly from one hoop to the other to be collected therebelow. The frame includes support members for removably but firmly holding the hoops as they are being pressed by cylinder and piston units located at the top of the assembly. Control means are provided for actuating the units in extending or contracting directions. The gases actuating the cylinder and piston units are discharged to the floor of the apparatus, preventing their contaminating the hoops or curds that would be possible by release above those hoops.
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