Title: Apparatus for forming bacon product analogues and the like

Abstract: A multi-component composite meat product such as bacon is formed by preparing a comminuted fat and comminuted lean meat component each component containing optional additives and pumping the separate components through separate manifolds to a forming die. The die includes a plurality of partitions or dividers defining the desired lean and fat configuration of the multi-component composite meat product. Bacon slabs simulating naturally occurring slabs are formed in accordance with the invention by pumping a comminuted fat component through the rear of the forming die and extruding a comminuted lean meat component into the fat component as it passes through the die to provide the multi-component meat. Resultant bacon slabs may thereafter be processed and sliced like the naturally occurring bacon product to produce bacon slices with the desired configuration and size of the lean and fat meat components.

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Inventors: Cheney, Earl J. (Calgary, CA, US)

Application Number: 892024
Filing Date: 1978-03-31
Publication_date: 1980-05-06
Assignee: Burns Foods Limited of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Calgary, CA)
Primary Class(es): 425/131.1 425/133.1, 425/308, 426/104, 426/279, 426/513
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US Patent Ref:

3147717	Sep, 1964	Smith.
3416931	Dec, 1968	Posegate	426/249.
3765902	Oct, 1973	Charter	426/249.
3851084	Nov, 1974	Rossen et al.	426/343.
3930033	Dec, 1975	Corliss et al.	426/103.
4057650	Nov, 1977	Keszler	426/513.

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Primary Examiner: Abercrombie, Willie G.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Cushman, Darby & Cushman