Patent ID: 6251462
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: A21C

Abstract:
A method of shaping a spherical body consisting of a dough crust covering layer and a filling, comprising:installing a cutter assembly having a plurality of triangular cutter members in a rotary wheel inside a holder frame, keeping said cutter members in sliding contact with each other;driving said triangular cutter members alternatively between two positions to form a center opening and to close the center opening, enabling the rear part of each triangular cutter member to be received in a respective triangular recess in said holder frame for allowing a cylindrical body consisting of dough crust and a filling to pass through said center opening when said triangular cutter members are moved to form said center opening so that said cylindrical body is cut by said triangular cutter members to form a spherical body when said triangular cutter members are moved to close said center opening.