Patent ID: 8753107

Claim:
A rotary mold system for molding three dimensional food products from a food mass comprising: a fill plate having an outer surface in contact with a teed source, and an inner surface; a wear plate having an outer surface facing the inner surface of the fill plate; a cylindrical mold shell with mold shapes, the mold shell having an inner and outer surface, said mold shell rotating between the fill plate and the wear plate, the fill plate in contact with the outer surface of the mold shell, the wear plate in contact with the inner surface of the mold shell; mold cavities formed when mold shapes are between the fill plate and the wear plate, said mold cavities having a depth corresponding to the thickness of the mold shell, and said mold cavities having a bottom surface formed by the outer surface of the wear plate; and a knock out mechanism comprising an air pressure region disposed above the mold cavity for generating air pressure to provide a knock out force.