Meat loaf forming apparatus
US4530132A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C7/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A meat loaf forming apparatus and method in which ground meat is extruded through a shaping die of a desired cross-sectional shape onto a sheet of paper in contact with a rotating conveyor. A feeler operates a cut-off knife to sever the advancing meat and paper into preselected lengths, thereby forming successive loaves of meat.
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