Broccoli head trimming apparatus and method

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1994-11-25

1995-11-28

Yeung, George

Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products

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Separating a starting material into plural different...

99537, 99635, 99642, 99643, 426518, A23P 100, A23N 1500

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054706025

ABSTRACT:
Broccoli fleurettes are rapidly trimmed from broccoli heads by positioning the heads accurately so that the axes of the head stalks intersect the axes of rotation of special U-shaped guillotine blades shaped and dimensioned to trim fleurettes of substantially uniform size. The heads are securely but yieldably pre-positioned in an upward direction, followed by final positioning by a dome shaped cap designed so that optimum trimming is effected and the cut fleurettes are directed toward a collecting station. Denuded stalks are ejected and recovered for further use. The process is characterized by an electronically programmed operation providing both accuracy and speed.

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