Reduced-size apparatus for applying food coating and methods of use thereof
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1. A device for applying food coating including:
- a. a food product belt assembly having an input end and an output end, the food product belt assembly being configured to convey food products from the input end to the output end, andb. a recycle assembly, capable of receiving excess coating from adjacent the output end of the food product belt assembly and conveying the excess coating for dispersal adjacent the input end, wherein the recycle assembly includes;
(1) a flexible coating belt extending at least partially around the food product belt assembly, and(2) a coating distribution passage situated between the coating belt and the food product belt assembly, whereby excess coating is provided from the coating belt through the coating distribution passage for application to a food product situated on the food product belt assembly.
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Abstract
A reduced-size apparatus for applying food coating that includes a belt assembly for conveying food products, having an input end and an output end, and a recycle assembly, capable of receiving excess coating from the output end of the belt assembly and conveying it to the input end, wherein the recycle assembly includes at least one of a base coating distribution passage and a top coating distribution passage for providing coating for application to a food product situated on the belt assembly.
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28 Claims
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1. A device for applying food coating including:
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a. a food product belt assembly having an input end and an output end, the food product belt assembly being configured to convey food products from the input end to the output end, and b. a recycle assembly, capable of receiving excess coating from adjacent the output end of the food product belt assembly and conveying the excess coating for dispersal adjacent the input end, wherein the recycle assembly includes; (1) a flexible coating belt extending at least partially around the food product belt assembly, and (2) a coating distribution passage situated between the coating belt and the food product belt assembly, whereby excess coating is provided from the coating belt through the coating distribution passage for application to a food product situated on the food product belt assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device for applying food coating including:
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a. a food product belt assembly having an input end and an output end, the food product belt assembly being configured to convey food products from the input end to the output end, and b. a recycle assembly, capable of receiving food product coating not adhered to the food products from adjacent the output end of the belt assembly and conveying the food product coating for dispersal to the food products at the input end, the recycle assembly including a coating belt configured to convey unadhered food product coating upwardly, the coating belt travelling along a path; (1) extending from locations adjacent the input and output ends, and (2) situated in planes oriented between about 55 degrees to about 85 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A device for applying food coating including:
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a. a food product belt assembly having a belt assembly length extending between an input end and an output end, the food product belt assembly being configured to convey food products from the input end to the output end; b. a coating belt; (1) having opposing lengths traveling; i. in opposite directions, and ii. transversely with respect to the belt assembly length, (2) bearing spaced flights thereon, (3) traveling within a channel, the channel including; i. a channel wall opposite the coating belt, with the flights extending between the coating belt and the channel wall, and ii. a channel floor extending between the coating belt and the channel wall, with the flights extending adjacent the channel floor, with adjacent ones of the flights defining compartments within the channel, wherein the device is configured to pass coating between the channel and the food product belt. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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