Patent ID: 6524094
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: A22C,Y10S

Abstract:
A device for forming a food mass on a spit (2) for preparation of a hollow food product, which device comprises a cylinder (5) having a cavity and said spit about which the food mass is to be formed,the cylinder and the spit being movable relative to each other along the longitudinal axis of the cylinder, and means (8) for introducing the food mass into a space formed between the spit and the inner wall of the cylinder, characterized in that, the device comprises a piston (6) receivable in the cavity of the cylinder (5), the piston (6) and the cylinder (5) are relatively movable in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder, the cylinder (5) and an assembly consisting of said spit and piston (6) are movable relative to each other in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder (5) between at least two positions, namely a first position, in which the space about the spit is located at least partially in the cavity of the cylinder (5) so as to be filled with food mass, and a second position, in which the spit is located at least partly liberated by the cylinder (5) for removal of the spit (2) with its associated food product, and the spit (2) comprises a collar (3), the periphery of which is arranged to connect to the inner surface of the cavity of the cylinder (5), and said collar delimits such a spit section (13) that is arranged to receive food mass about itself.