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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2009
Applicant:
Colin Muscroft, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventor:
Colin Muscroft, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevly, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/08 (2006.01); A21C 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Rotary forming devices and methods of using the rotary forming devices for producing products such as filled and unfilled 'pillow' shaped products. In an embodiment, the invention provides a device comprising a housing comprising a die plate defining a plurality of outlets. The housing defines an inlet. A race plate is attached to the die plate. The race plate circumscribes the outlets of the die plate. A forming wheel is rotatably attached to the die plate. A motor assembly is attached to the forming wheel. The motor assembly is constructed and arranged to rotate the forming wheel in a hypocycloid motion.