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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1976
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1974
Jack J Rejsa, Minneapolis, MN (US);
The Pillsbury Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for coring potatoes which comprises the supporting framework upon which is mounted a potato coring knife and a conveyor for transporting potatoes toward the knife and through the plane of the knife. The framework has an inlet end and the conveyor is mounted between the coring knife and the inlet end of the framework. A drive means such as a motor is mounted on the framework and connected to the conveyor for running the conveyor in the proper direction to transport the potatoes to the coring knife. The conveyor includes potato contacting members adapted to engage the potatoes and advance them toward the knife. The coring knife is of annular or endless configuration with an opening in its center. As the potatoes are forced through the plane of the knife by the conveyor, the center or core portion is removed. The potatoes are then transferred to a potato core holding guide with at least one bore therethrough defining a pocket which is open at each end. Cutting blades are mounted on the apparatus adjacent to the ends of the pockets for removing portions of the core ends which project from the pocket when relative motion is established between the knives and the pockets.