| CPC A21C 15/025 (2013.01) [A21B 5/026 (2013.01); A21C 5/08 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A system for forming and baking an edible container from a ribbon of elastic dough, said apparatus comprising:
a pallet having a base and a wing plate fixed with respect to said base, said wing plate having locating holes, said pallet having a female mold with a top surface overlaying said wing plate, said pallet has a holding rod assembly, said holding rod assembly having a plurality of holding rods secured to a holding rod plate, said holding rod assembly moveable between a retracted position and an extended position, said retracted position defined by said holding rods recessed from said top surface of said female mold, said extended position defined by said holding rods extending through holding rod ports located in said wing plate, said pallet having cantilever detent springs engaged with said holding rod plate, said cantilever detent springs having a spring detent and a spring stop, said holding rod plate mated with said spring stop in said retracted position and said holding rod plate mated with said spring detent in said extended position;
a ram having a pressure plate, a male mold, a holding plate, and a cutting ring, said pressure plate having a central aperture receiving said male mold, said male mold having an elongate portion and terminating at an end shaped complementary to said female mold, said male mold slidable with respect to said pressure plate between an extended position and a retracted position, said elongate portion of said male mold having a pressure ring and a return ring affixed thereto with said pressure plate located therebetween, said extended position defined by said pressure ring in contact with said pressure plate, said retracted position defined by said return ring in contact with said pressure plate, said pressure plate coupled to said holding plate through guide rods, said cutting sleeve having a cutting edge facing away from said pressure plate, said holding plate having a holding surface and locating pins adjacent thereto, said pressure plate moveable between a resting position defined by said cutting edge located between said holding surface and said pressure plate and a compressed position defined by said cutting edge extending beyond said holding surface, said pressure plate urged towards said resting position by springs; and
said ram is supported by said male mold when said return ring contacts said pressure plate and said ram is mateable to said pallet when said locating pins are received by said locating holes.
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