Patent ID: 6994881

Claim:
A device for the formation of croissants made of puff pastry or the like, said croissants being initially shaped into pastry rolls ( 12 ) starting from flat puff pastry, characterized in that there are at least two gripping or clasping and folding elements ( 13 , 15 ), connected by an articulated joint ( 16 , 17 ) and suitable for being transferred, aligned with each other, onto upper lateral portions of a puff pastry roll ( 12 ), lifting the roll ( 12 ) and being moved to a folded position thus causing the firmly held pasty roll to take on the form of a U- or crescent shape, there also being driving systems ( 25 , 26 ) for the reciprocal movement between the at least two gripping or clasping and folding elements ( 13 , 15 ) wherein said at least two gripping or clasping and folding elements ( 13 , 15 ) have hollow suction portions ( 18 , 19 ) connected to vacuum suction units ( 22 ) and said suction portions are box-shaped and comprise a lower curved wall ( 18 ) having at least two suction holes ( 19 ) which suction said roll into contact with said lower curved wall.