Patent ID: 8037813
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: A23G,A23P,B30B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for forming an edible piece comprising: a) a first continuous belt moving on a first belt path having at least one cutout through the entire thickness of the belt, which forms a through hole; b) a second continuous belt moving with the first continuous belt having at least a first portion positioned below the through hole in the first continuous belt at a first position on the first belt path, the first and second continuous belts together creating a cavity having walls defined by the through hole and a bottom formed by the second continuous belt; c) a depositor for depositing an edible mass into the cavity to form an edible blank therein; and d) a control unit for registering the movement of the first and second continuous belts so that the fill cavity and the edible blank move to a second position on the belt path where the first and second continuous belts separate from each other.