Abstract: An Easter egg decorating device is provided which securely holds an egg so that the entire surface thereof may be colored in a coloring bath and which is used in conjunction with a pattern which leaves an area of the egg defined by the pattern uncolored. The decorating device includes a pair of substantially oval shaped cylindrical segments having a yieldable absorbent diaphragm covering an open mouth of each, the segments are adjustably interconnected so that they are substantially axially aligned with the diaphragm covered mouths thereof facing each other, the adjustment permitting the axial distance between the segments to be varied.

Abstract: A breading apparatus including a table structure, an open top breading pan supported on the table structure, the pan having a central opening in the bottom with a removable closure so that flour or the like may be deposited in the pan and pieces of foods, such as chicken, may be placed in the flour and by manual manipulation the pieces of food are covered with flour, a removable catch pan supported by the table structure below the breading pan, and a sifter apparatus supported by the table structure between the breading pan and the catch pan, the sifter apparatus including an upright basket holder supported on the table structure and rotatable about a vertical axis, a motor supported by the table structure, a crank arm rotated by the motor, a connecting rod extending between the crank arm and the basket holder so that when the motor is energized the basket holder is reciprocated about its vertical axis, and an open top cylindrical sifter having foraminous cylindrical sidewalls and a removable foraminous botto

Abstract: A machine is presented which includes a liquid-coating or battering unit associated with a dry-coating or breading unit, the units being useful separately or when combined as described. The battering unit includes a batter reservoir in which an open mesh wire belt under tension travels beneath a submerger wheel so as to gently nip the product and drag it below the surface of the batter. In the breading application unit, the loose breading material is stored in a hopper above which is a flat slider plate over which passes an open mesh wire conveyor belt in its product-advancing run. This belt then passes downwardly after discharging the coated product, to a lower point in the hopper where the belt is inclined upwardly toward the opposite end of the unit at the inlet end of the slider plate. This portion of the conveyor belt is the breading material elevating run and it travels close to an inclined bottom wall of the hopper.