Title: Apparatus for forming edible rings

Abstract: An apparatus for forming rings which are made from a formable food mass, made, for example, from onion pieces and a binder. The apparatus includes a hopper for containing the food mass. A rotating cylindrical member is horizontally mounted within the hopper and annular openings are preferably provided in the outer periphery of the cylindrical member for receiving the food mass at a first position. A ring is reciprocally mounted within each of the annular openings, the rings being reciprocated between the loading position and a discharge position, at which the rings are moved towards and beyond the periphery of the cylindrical member. To separate the formed rings from the cylindrical member, a moving cutter is provided near the discharge position.

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Inventors: Orlowski, Gerald J. (Calumet Park, IL, US)

Application Number: 366432
Filing Date: 1973-06-04
Publication_date: 1976-03-02
Assignee: Central Soya Company, Inc. (Fort Wayne, IN)
Primary Class(es): 425/241 425/196, 425/311
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US Patent Ref:

206771	Aug, 1878	Caldwell	425/218.
1846659	Feb, 1932	Roehl et al.	425/231.
1869005	Jul, 1932	Charnock	425/231.
2000027	May, 1935	Kazanjian	425/240.
2488046	Nov, 1949	Werner et al.	425/311.
2754774	Jul, 1956	Vogt	425/241.
2915994	Dec, 1959	Wilcox	425/241.
3132608	May, 1964	Leuze	425/311.
3899273	Aug, 1975	Green	425/241.

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Primary Examiner: Husar, Francis S.
Assistant Examiner: Safran, David S.
Attorney: Dawson, Tilton, Fallon & Lungmus