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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Frito-lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Dennis Williams, Mesquite, TX (US);
David K. Williams, Grapevine, TX (US);
Assignee:
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B28B 21/52 (2006.01); B29C 47/08 (2006.01); A23P 30/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 47/08 (2013.01); A23P 30/20 (2016.08);
Abstract
A rotor assembly for extruding randomly shaped food items includes a one-piece finger member. The one-piece finger member reduces the downtime of the extruding machine containing the rotor assembly by reducing the number of parts in the rotor assembly and reducing the adjustment necessary after finger replacement. The proprietary threaded interface between the finger member and the improved extruder machine allows for quick swap out during extruder maintenance.