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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1997
William H Gill, Lambertville, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for cutting a pocket in the upwardly facing surface of a conventional bagel while allowing a rim of the base material of the bagel to remain extending upwardly therearound to define the cup-shaped open-topped pocket. This pocket is then adapted to receive a filling therein which can be of any type of edible food stock such as eggs, egg salad, tuna salad, vegetables, meat, etc. The apparatus for forming the pocket includes a housing with a floor with a pedestal defining a platform in which the bagel sits. A plate is pivoted into contact with the bagel and compresses the bagel. A cutting aperture is defined in the plate to provide a template for cutting of the pocket out of the central portion of the upwardly facing surface of the bagel. A cutting then extends through the template or cutting aperture for forming the open-topped cup-shaped pocket. The pivotal plate can be translucent to facilitate viewing of the bagel during cutting and can include a handle and is preferably flexibly resilient to exert downward pressure as equally as possible on different points of the bagel itself. A device is included for controlling the depth of cutting of the pocket.