Automatic breader/sifter unit
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1. A breader/sifter unit for breading food products, said unit comprising:
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a housing located on top of the base, said housing having an interior area and a cylindrical sidewall;
a drum located at least partially within said housing and operatively connected to the base by a rotatable securing means that allows the drum to be rotated about a central axis of said drum, said central axis of said drum being substantially horizontally-oriented, said drum having a cylindrical sidewall and an enclosed rear end, said drum sidewall having a plurality of apertures of a predetermined size that allows the drum to perform a sifting operation when it contains a quantity of breading means; and
wherein the housing is drum-shaped and is rotatable with the drum whereby when any breading means passes through the apertures in the drum sidewall, the breading means enters the interior of the housing and can be rotated along with the housing.
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Abstract
The invention is an automatic breader/sifter unit used to facilitate the application of a breading material to a food product. The unit includes a rotatable, horizontally-oriented drum that has an octagonal shape. The sidewalls of the drum include a large number of apertures so that when breading material is within the drum, the material contacts the drum and is sifted as the drum rotates. The drum is motor-driven and is at least partially surrounded by an exterior housing. The housing prevents the sifted breading material from escaping from the unit.
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1. A breader/sifter unit for breading food products, said unit comprising:
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a base; a housing located on top of the base, said housing having an interior area and a cylindrical sidewall; a drum located at least partially within said housing and operatively connected to the base by a rotatable securing means that allows the drum to be rotated about a central axis of said drum, said central axis of said drum being substantially horizontally-oriented, said drum having a cylindrical sidewall and an enclosed rear end, said drum sidewall having a plurality of apertures of a predetermined size that allows the drum to perform a sifting operation when it contains a quantity of breading means; and wherein the housing is drum-shaped and is rotatable with the drum whereby when any breading means passes through the apertures in the drum sidewall, the breading means enters the interior of the housing and can be rotated along with the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A breader/sifter unit for breading food products, said unit comprising:
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a base; a first tray means for holding a particulate breading means, said first tray being located on a top portion of the base; a housing located on top of the base and operatively connected to the base by a rotatable securing means that allows the housing to be rotated about a central axis of said housing, said central axis of said housing being substantially horizontally-oriented, said housing having a cylindrical sidewall, an enclosed rear end and an interior area; and a drum located at least partially within said housing and operatively connected to the base by a rotatable securing means that allows the drum to be rotated about a central axis of said drum, said central axis of said drum being substantially horizontally-oriented, said drum having a cylindrical sidewall and an enclosed rear end, said drum sidewall having a plurality of apertures of a predetermined size that allows the drum to perform a sifting operation when it contains a quantity of breading means and whereby any breading means that passes through said apertures would be received within the interior area of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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