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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary A Handel, Austin, MN (US);
Assignee:
Hormel Foods Corporation, Austin, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426513 ; 426646 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a system for pressing meat products. The system includes a press rack having platens that are movable between a loading position in which meat products can be loaded between the platens, and a pressing position in which the platens are adapted to press the meat products. A hydraulic locking and release mechanism is used to selectively retain the platens in the pressing position. The system also includes a floor mounted closing unit that provides the power for moving the press rack from the loading position to the pressing position.