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Automatic breader/sifter unit

  • US 5,265,525 A
  • Filed: 04/08/1993
  • Issued: 11/30/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A breader/sifter unit for breading food products, said unit comprising:

  • 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.

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