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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2002
David L. Burke, Lewisville, TX (US);
Jonny Fitzgerald, Garland, TX (US);
Thomas G. Knodell, Jr., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Kenneth C. Petri, Richardson, TX (US);
P. Blake Svejkovsky, Coppell, TX (US);
Paul A. Svejkovsky, Marquez, TX (US);
David L. Burke, Lewisville, TX (US);
Jonny Fitzgerald, Garland, TX (US);
Thomas G. Knodell, Jr., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Kenneth C. Petri, Richardson, TX (US);
P. Blake Svejkovsky, Coppell, TX (US);
Paul A. Svejkovsky, Marquez, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
An improved tumble drum is provided for mixing one food product with another food product, and includes a rotating tumble drum for rotating the products about a drum axis of rotation, with the drum having a product input in one end and a product output in an axial opposing end. A tumble drive motor rotates the tumble drum. Another drive mechanism reciprocates the tumble drum linearly in a direction aligned with the axis of rotation. The product is discharged from the axial opposing end of the tumble drum. A product tray is providing for inputting food product to the tumble drum, and the rotating tumble drum may be fixed to the product tray such that the drive mechanism linearly rotates both the tumble drum and the product tray in a slow forward/backward manner.