Patent ID: 7993126

Claim:
A system for mounting a first mold plate from a first reciprocating mold plate patty-forming machine to a different, second reciprocating mold plate patty-forming machine, wherein said first patty-forming machine comprises a first drive system comprising a set of first driving rods that extend longitudinally and a first drawbar having provision for connection at opposite ends to said first driving rods of said first drive system, and wherein said second patty-forming machine comprises a second drive system comprising a set of second driving rods that extend longitudinally and a second drawbar having provision for connection at opposite ends to said second driving rods of said second drive system, the system comprising: a first mold plate having a first configuration of keyholes located on said first mold plate corresponding to a configuration of keys located on said first drawbar of said first patty-forming machine; a second mold plate having a wider width than said first mold plate and having a different configuration of keyholes located on said second mold plate corresponding to a configuration of keys located on said second drawbar of said second patty-forming machine; and a securing mechanism allowing said first mold plate to be secured onto said second drawbar of said second patty-forming machine.