Patent ID: 6953596

Claim:
A method of producing individual dough products from a continuous dough sheet, each dough product having a peripheral shape, the method comprising the steps of: conveying a continuous dough sheet along a travel path relative to a first die cutter to position a first portion of the dough sheet in a first position; moving the first die cutter toward the first portion of the dough sheet in a first stamping operation; engaging the first die cutter with the first portion of the dough sheet to cut a first portion of the peripheral shape of at least one individual dough product, while the first portion of the dough sheet continues to move along the travel path and relative to the first die cutter; moving the first die cutter away from the first portion of the dough sheet; conveying the continuous dough sheet along the travel path relative to a second die cutter to position the first portion of the dough sheet in a second position; moving the second die cutter toward the first portion of the dough sheet in a second stamping operation; engaging the second die cutter with the first portion of the dough sheet to cut a second portion of the peripheral shape of the at least one individual dough product, while the first portion of the dough sheet continues to move along the travel path and relative to the second die cutter.