Patent ID: 7069840
Filing Date: 2006-07-04
Classification: A22C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In an apparatus for pressing food product logs including a tower press having vertically compressible tiers, the improvement comprising said tower press being positioned and mounted at one location for selectively elevating and lowering said tower press and said improvement further comprising a container positioned at said one location such that: said tower press can be lowered into said container for cooking said food product logs, chilling said food product logs, or both cooking and chilling said food product logs and at least a portion of said tower press can be elevated out of said container for loading said food product logs into and removing said food product logs from said vertically compressible tiers, wherein said food product logs, when received in said vertically compressible tiers, are positioned in product molds and wherein said improvement further comprises a product takeaway conveyor running adjacent said tower press and means for removing said food product logs from said product molds and placing said food product logs on said takeaway conveyor.