Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Processes – Separating a starting material into plural different...
Patent
1997-01-27
1998-02-24
Simone, Timothy F.
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Processes
Separating a starting material into plural different...
99568, 99571, 99580, 426481, A23N 500
Patent
active
057210020
ABSTRACT:
A nut-cracking method and apparatus is disclosed, the apparatus comprising at least first and second spaced-apart impact members and a nut-dispenser. The nut-dispenser operates to dispense at least one nut at a sufficient velocity along a first path of travel towards the first impact member, whereupon the at least one nut is redirected by the first impact member at a sufficient velocity along a second path of travel between the first and second impact members. The at least one nut is then cracked on one of the at least first and second impact member. According to the inventive method, at least first and second impact members are provided in spaced-apart relation. At least one nut is dispensed at a sufficient velocity along a first path of travel towards the first impact member such that the at least one nut impacts the first impact member. The at least one nut is subsequently redirected from the first impact member at a sufficient velocity along a second path of travel between the at least first and second impact members such that the at least one nut is cracked upon impact with one of the at least first and second impact members.
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