Abstract: A culinary article for turning over foods such as eggs, without flipping them, has a spatula section to pick up the food, a curved surface over which the food next slides to partially turn it over, an opposing, coacting curved surface which receives the food and completes the reversal action as the food slides therealong, and a delivery surface.

Abstract: An apparatus for extracting juice from citrus fruits comprising a feeding conveyor for conveying the whole fruits to a cutting device, which cuts the fruits into halves. The fruit halves are fed into a squeezing tunnel with their cut surface oriented in a predetermined direction. The squeezing tunnel consist of two opposed surfaces which converge towards one another, thus effecting the squeezing of the fruit halves which are caused to travel therealong. One of the said surfaces is a portion of a rotating drum conveyor, while the other surface comprises a plurality of consecutive parallel rotating rollers arranged transversely with respect to the direction of travel of the fruit halves, and rotating at a peripheral speed which is higher than the speed of the drum conveyor. The rotating rollers are screw threaded with alternating right and left screw threads, or each rotating roller is provided with contiguous right and left screw threaded portions.

Abstract: The apparatus comprises a foaming cylinder containing a foaming chamber into which a liquid foaming agent is discharged through a small orifice. The chamber is closed at one end by three, aligned discs having therethrough a plurality of axially extending openings which connect the foaming chamber to a venturi. Compressed air, which also enters the foaming chamber with the foaming agent, forces the liquid through the openings in the discs to the venturi section. The openings in the center disc are angularly offset from the openings in the two outer discs, so that the discs form a maze through which the foamed liquid passes from the foaming chamber to the venturi. The venturi feeds the foamed liquid to a mixing chamber into which a resin is introduced under pressure through a spinner and orifice so that the foamed liquid is completely mixed with the resin before being discharged as a foamed plastic.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the food processing device for producing cylindrically shaped foods having pasty flavors therein.

Abstract: A preselected volume of a liquified cooking medium is supplied to a continuous-flow system serving a cooking chamber. In the course of heating the supplied cooking medium prior to the cooking cycle, an overflow device is operative to remove that volume of the thus expanded cooking medium in excess of the preselected volume. On commencement of the cooking cycle, the overflow device is rendered inoperative.

Abstract: An electric motor driven fruit squeezer has the filter grid depressed in, and positioned in the median plane of the casing.

Abstract: An improved storage apparatus for produce stored in an enclosed storage structure. The apparatus provides a cooled airstream having a relative humidity above 95% which is forced around the produce. Water is pressurized by a pump and sprayed into the airstream to create a mist which cools and humidifies the airstream. Chemicals to retard spoilage of the produce can also be included in the water. The water may also be sprayed directly on the produce. Savings are realized and water accumulation in the storage structure is minimized by recirculating condensate from the air distribution system through the spray apparatus. Prolonged equipment life is also obtained by locating the motor for the pump exteriorly of the water spray.

Abstract: An electrically heated tartlet press for forming pastry shells upon application of pressure and heat to a body of pastry dough seated on the bottom of a tapered well in a tart pan, comprising an enlarged tapered cylindrical head fabricated from rigid heat conductive material and having a flat bottom wall of minor diameter adapted to extend into the well, an outwardly inclined side wall of major diameter at its upper end, and a tapered flange extending radially outwardly from the inclined wall and adaptable to bear against the pan well entry and center the head when pressed into the pastry dough; an insulated shaft upstanding centrally of the head; a core of heat transmitting material within the shaft in heat conducting relation with the head; an electrical heating element within the shaft and in heat conducting relation with the core; an electrically and heat insulated handle remote from the head at the other end of the shaft; and means for transmitting electric current to and for energizing the electric heat

Abstract: A device which raises liquid food from a container and drops it through circulating smoke back into the container to impart a smoke flavor to the liquid. A pump or conveyor draws the liquid from the bottom of the container and forces it upwardly through a vertical conduit which terminates at its top end in a flared outlet located well above the container. An adjustable hood surrounds the conduit outlet to deflect the liquid back into the container without spilling. Conical baffles mounted on the conduit serve to deflect the liquid and increase its exposure time to the smoke.

Abstract: A method of mixing and kneading control of a rubber kneader comprising the steps of detecting the plasticity of a rubber raw material after the rubber raw material and additives are put into a receptacle of the rubber kneader, and controlling total energy spent by the electric motor of the rubber kneader and total revolutions of a mixing and kneading rotor of the rubber kneader in correspondence with the detected plasticity of the rubber raw material.

Abstract: A container for liquids or solids carried in liquids has a rigid upper portion and a flexible lower portion. The rigid upper portion is mounted on and supported by a frame. The flexible lower portion is surrounded by a closed chamber which may, under certain circumstances also surround the rigid upper portion, whereby the contents of the container may be subjected to one or another of a variety of conditions such, for example, as being subjected to a vacuum or negative air pressure, a positive air pressure, a controlled atmosphere such as a selected gas, or a bath of treated liquid such as a washing solution. A wobble plate on the flexible lower portion is set in motion by an electric motor, the drive of which extends through the closed chamber of the flexible lower portion, thereby to agitate the contents under controlled conditions.

Abstract: Horizontal rolls define troughs between them for reception and support of whole citrus fruit, each roll including a plurality of thin metal rings mounted in axially spaced relationship, each ring having a continuous series of pointed teeth on its periphery, and each ring being inclined to its rotary axis whereby rotary movement of the rings causes wobble movement of the disk peripheries so that penetration of the teeth is substantially uniform over the entire outer surface of each fruit. The rolls are turned in the same direction, each successive roll in a series turning at a slower speed. Washers are positioned between each pair of toothed rings and are free to move radially to prevent buildup of seeds, buttons, pieces of peel or other foreign matter on the toothed rings.

Abstract: Machine adapted to be incorporated in a refrigeration chamber of a refrigerator to make ice cream, comprising means for containing an ice cream mix in an agitation vessel and agitating the same, and means for causing an air layer on the outer surface of the agitation vessel to move. The provision of the air layer moving means is effective to promote heat exchange between the outer surface of the agitation vessel and the cold air in the refrigeration chamber by forcedly moving the air layer which might otherwise interfere with the exchange of heat between the outer surface of the agitation vessel and the cold air in the refrigeration chamber.

Abstract: A meat smoking and merchandise display case comprising an outer casing, a vertically extending and rotatably driven cylinder mounted in said outer casing and to which food products are adapted to be secured, smoke producing means in said case adapted to be activated by heating means, temperature control means adapted to deactivate said heating means at a predetermined temperature, smoke control means adapted to measure the density of smoke within said case and deactivate said heating means when the smoke exceeds a desired density, and means to selectively evacuate the smoke from said case.

Abstract: A dasher is described for whipping fluid food products in a chamber. In this embodiment the dasher includes axially spaced frame members supported in the chamber and at least two cages mounted between the frame members. At least one of the cages is radially displaced from a longitudinal axis of the chamber. At least one of the cages is rotatable with respect to one of the other cages.

Abstract: A utensil for cracking eggs comprising tongs having oppositely disposed handles pivotally attached to each other having a gripping end, and eggshell-cracking and separating members formed at the opposite distal end thereof, the pivot connection of the handles being positioned intermediate the ends thereof and provided with a biasing spring to keep the cracking and separating members in a closed abutting relationship. An egg is positioned within adjacent supporting rings which are flexibly connected to respective handles so as to be opened together with the separating members, after the egg is cracked, by applying force against the cracking member.

Abstract: A head for mixing and discharging at least two ingredients comprising distributor valves to mix the products, each valve having a stem associated with a lever pivoted to be controlled by a rod which cooperates with a cam ramp carried by a sliding member capable of being displaced within the head and the slide member being movable to stop distribution of the mixed product and recycle the ingredients into their separate storage reservoirs, the machine being particularly useful in connection with the making of polyurethane.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for continuously peeling vegetables and fruits in large quantities. The apparatus includes a support structure with a housing rotatably mounted thereon, the housing having a plurality of closely spaced-apart, rotating abrading spindles mounted thereon forming an enclosed cage. Rotation of the cage at a sufficient rate accelerates produce items engaging the spindles into generally circular orbits at a speed which results in the produce items being held against the rotating spindles by centrifugal force. The centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the cage also urges peelings outwardly of the cage between the spindles for discharge. A finger drum is rotatably mounted on said support structure within the cage and has a plurality of flexible fingers thereon adapted to engage produce items as they move from a feed end to a discharge end of the housing. Rotation of the finger drum causes the fingers to urge the produce items into initial engagement with the spindles.

Abstract: A hand held two part material meter-mix-dispenser apparatus has a hand held body including a base mounting an air driven cylinder means in association with a double plunger assembly and a pair of cartridge receiving barrels with means for hingedly mounting the barrels to the base so that when in hinged open position, the barrels are positioned to easily receive a pair of cartridges containing different parts of a material to be mixed and when moved into hinged closed position automatically locate such cartridges in association with the double plunger assembly for simultaneous exuding of the materials of the two cartridges through a mixing head mounted on the apparatus body. Air driven mixing means are provided in the mixing head to dynamically mix the materials under pressure being forced through the mixing head via disposable conduits running from the two cartridges during operation of the dual plunger assembly.

Abstract: In a larding needle comprising a hollow shank for receiving a strip of bacon and for piercing the meat, a longitudinally displaceable pusher arm within the shank rides up a ramp at the front of the needle to eject a leading end of the strip of bacon.