Method and apparatus for producing shredded cheese
CA 2258012 C · Owner: Andrews, Scott G. · Inventors: Garnett, David J.; Andrews, Scott G.; Fager, Orville C.
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A method and apparatus for producing shredded food products such as cheese, is disclosed. The apparatus of the present invention comprises a sheet former (10), a casting line (20), and a shredding assembly (40) all of which , function as a single unit. The shredding assembly first slices the incoming sheet of cheese into ribbons and then cuts each of these ribbons to length. The sheet of cheese may be sliced into ribbons by passing the cheese through a pair of rollers (51, 52) having grooves or slots machined into their surfaces the width of the slots (55) corresponding to the desired width of the cheese ribbons. The cheese ribbons are presented to a plurality of transversely mounted …
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- Filed June 14, 1996 and granted September 10, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 14, 2016.
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