Title: Method and apparatus for continuously making loaf meat

Abstract: Method and apparatus for making a molded meat product on a continuous basis, including the stuffing of a meat material into molds, where a plurality of molds are arranged together in a magazine and a plurality of magazines are utilized in the continuous process. The method and apparatus further includes a closed loop through which the magazines are driven incrementally through cooking, chilling, product knockout, washing and release agent application stations. The magazines of molds are removed from the closed loop for stuffing of the meat material and then reinserted in the closed loop to be processed in the stations of the closed loop.

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Inventors: Borsuk, Alvin (Madison, WI, US)

Application Number: 557400
Filing Date: 1975-03-11
Publication_date: 1978-03-28
Assignee: Oscar Mayer & Co. Inc. (Madison, WI)
Primary Class(es): 426/513 99/352, 99/355, 99/427, 99/443C, 426/512, 426/516, 426/811
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1483704	Feb, 1924	Wilcox	426/811.
2196080	Apr, 1940	Reynoldson	426/513.
2887382	May, 1959	Rivoche	426/512.
3122243	Feb, 1964	Hawley	99/443.
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3435755	Apr, 1969	Lohr et al.	99/443.
3561373	Feb, 1971	Sievert	99/352.
3638554	Feb, 1972	Ackroyd	426/513.
3702583	Nov, 1972	Rullman	99/443.
3740235	Jun, 1973	Weiner	426/513.
3747508	Jul, 1973	Elam	99/443.
3796144	Mar, 1974	Foldenauer et al.	99/441.

Other Refs: 546,522

Sep, 1957	CA

Primary Examiner: Bashore, S. Leon
Assistant Examiner: Schor, Kenneth M.
Attorney: Lockwood, Dewey, Zickert & Alex