Food processing apparatus
US5042342A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 1989 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/6544
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention discloses an apparatus for slicing a food product such as a potato into helical strips such as curlicue potato fries. The potatoes are pumped with water by a centrifugal food pump to a tapered elastic tubular delivery tube. The tube expands as the potato progresses along the tube. The delivery tube allows the potato to be gently forced against a circular rotating cutting head assembly. The cutting head assembly cores the potato, scores concentric cuts and then slices the potato to produce helical cut segments.
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