CPC A47J 37/0857 (2013.01) [A47J 37/0864 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A conveyorized contact toaster comprising:
a toasting platen having a planar toasting surface; and
a conveyer mechanism arranged in a loop as results in the formation of a bun interface portion and a return portion which are disposed in opposed relation to each other, with the bun interface portion further being juxtaposed to the planar toasting surface;
the bun interface and return portions being defined by a common sheet-like belt which includes a pair of lateral edges, and a plurality of resiliently flexible gripping bodies fixedly attached to and extending from the belt and being positioned along a plurality of gripping axes, each gripping axis extending orthogonal to the pair of lateral edges and having at least two of the plurality of gripping bodies residing thereon, the gripping bodies being shaped to move a food product along the toasting platen while exerting a prescribed level of pressure to the food product without damaging the same.
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