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Technology Category: Food,
Beverage
Patent Number(s): PENDING
Patent Status: Patent Pending:
Application has not been published
Patent Abstract:
The invention is a wheel that embosses images and/or
letters into foods. It is primarily intended for use in
commercial restaurants and catering locations. However,
it is not limited to these locations. It can also be
used in home locations or any that would be applicable.
The embossing wheel consists of two main assemblies.
The first assembly is the cover/handle fender, which has
universal hand placement locations, attachment for the
embossing wheel and an attachment for a coloring device.
The universal hand placement location follows the outer
surface of the fender cover/handle and provides an easy
transition from one hand to another i.e. following the
circumference of a pizza. Fig. 00 The wheel is a
cylinder turned sideways, so that it could roll, and a
center-rotating axis is established. The fender
cover/handle drapes over the embossing wheel attaching
at the center-rotating axis of the wheel Fig.00. The
coloring device attaches to the fender on either edge
that is parallel to the rotating axis of the embossing
wheel. The device comes into contact with embossing
wheel transferring a coloring substance, which the wheel
in turn transfers it to the material being embossed. An
alternative location for the coloring device is trailing
behind the embossing wheel transferring coloring
substance directly onto the embossed material. The
attachment of this alternative coloring device is on the
fender at the attachment location for the embossing
wheel. The fender also has, at the edge parallel to the
rotational axis, a wide foot for allowing the whole
embossing wheel to be set down in the vertical position
when not being used Fig. 00. The vertical position
allows the user to easily pick up the embossing wheel
and resume use.
The second assembly is the embossing wheel, which has
the embossing pattern oriented on the rolling surface of
the wheel. The embossing pattern is applied to the wheel
by three methods; molded, rolling a linear pattern strip
around the rolling surface, or snap-in modules Fig.00.
The first of two attachments for the embossing wheel is
a cutting wheel that allows the material to be cut
straight or with a pattern while also being embossed.
The second attachment is a depth / guide wheel, which
helps the user gauge how deep the embossing will be and
where it will go Fig.00. On the outer surface of the
wheel, perpendicular to the embossing patterns, an
orienting mark is placed where the starting point of the
embossing pattern is located Fig.00.
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