FR2695801A1 - Variable-volume baking mould - has slots in its sidewalls for the insertion of a separate partition - Google Patents

Abstract

The mould, made from a metal, alloy or other material which is able to withstand the cooking temp. has slots (2) in its walls (1) for the insertion of a movable partition (3) which limits precisely the volume of the mould. The mould can be made in two separate sections, and it can have an independent base and lid, which can be identical and interchangeable. The mould bases and partitions can be made so that adjacent ones fix together, enabling the moulds to be used in commercial quantities. According to the shape of the mould, other inserts can be employed to vary its internal volume. USE/ADVANTAGE - Esp. suitable for use with choux pastry, sponge mixture or brioche dough. Allows mould volume to be precisely controlled.

Description

COOKED GROUND WITH ADJUSTABLE TRIM for FOOD PRODUCTS
The present invention relates to the development of molds (made of a metal, alloy or any other material that withstands cooking temperatures), the lining of which is adjustable to allow the user to mold certain food preparations in appropriate quantities in order to obtain , after baking, molds similar to molds.

 Certain preparations, if they are not evenly distributed in the mold, during baking, will develop irregularly because of the quantities of preparation more or less important in certain parts of the mold, hence the importance of a regular filling.

 In addition, if the amount of preparation is insufficient so that, even after its maximum development, it does not manage to fill the entire volume of the mold, the molding will be incomplete.

 On the contrary, if the quantity of preparation is too large, the molding will be deformed by the development of the preparation which succeeds in pushing the surplus out of the mold. Surplus, which, stil was not evacuated, would settle within the limits of the mold, giving a denser molding having no more culinary and taste relationship with the molding normally desired, hence the importance of a filling quantitatively appropriate.

 The baking molds with adjustable lining according to the invention make it possible to remedy these drawbacks. These molds are indeed characterized by walls, (either single, or separated horizontally into two complementary parts) which, in the case of single walls are characterized by the presence of adjustment orifices and one or more movable partitions. By passing the movable partitions through the adjustment holes fitted to the walls of the mold, the user obtains the exact volume of the mold which he has to fill.

 After filling, it will equalize its work with a horn, spatula or any other utensil allowing to scrape off any excess preparation.

This done, the user will turn the mold on a baking sheet, then remove the movable partitions, thus freeing, before cooking, the entire volume of the mold for the development of the preparation which will thus give perfect moldings after cooking.

 In the case of separate walls, these are characterized by a first part used to adjust the volume of the mold to be filled and a second part which, by fitting onto the first, completes the mold by giving the preparation the volume in which it can develop.

Here, the user will place the first part of the walls of the mold on a baking sheet to garnish, legalize and fit on it the second part of the walls which will give the preparation the volume necessary for its development.
According to particular embodiments:
- The bases and covers represent independent parts of the mold walls.

 - The bases and covers can be, for certain types of molds, identical and therefore interchangeable.

 - The molds can be used in series, thanks to the assembly system which equips the walls, or the bases, covers and movable partitions.

 - Certain forms of molds have walls provided with adjustment orifices for the passage of several movable partitions.

 -A set of several molds, either fixed together or fixed on plates or any other support, can be produced for industrial exploitation of the process.

 - The mold walls can be separated horizontally into two complementary parts, one of which will be used to adjust the volume of the mold to be filled.

 - Internal partitions fixed to a base and an extended cover of walls separated horizontally in two, allow us to obtain a molding comprising several empty parts.

 - The dimensions of the molds are between 2 and 200 centimeters, and the shapes are endless.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention:
Figure 1 shows in perspective one of the molds according to the invention.

Figure 2 shows in perspective another variant of the mold according to the invention.

Figure 3 shows in perspective the various phases of use of one of the molds according to the invention.

Figure 4L shows in perspective, the assembly of several molds according to the invention for use in series.

FIG. 5 represents a top view of a possibility of industrial exploitation of the molds according to the invention.

FIG. 6 represents a top view of the case of a mold requiring several movable partitions.

Figure 7 shows from the front another method for adjusting the volume of the mold to be filled.

Figure 8 shows a top view and in section, a mold with several internal parts should not be filled. For this type of mold, we will therefore use a base and a cover extended with internal walls and partitions, which together, we will give the desired molding.

Figure 9 shows a top view of some possible forms of the mold according to the invention.

 With reference to these drawings, the molds comprise, in the embodiment according to FIG. 1, single walls (l), two of which, parallel, are provided with adjustment orifices (2) allowing the passage of the movable partitions (3). The installation of movable partitions (3) in the adjustment holes (2) of the mold walls (1) gives the user the exact volume of the mold to be filled. After filling, the user will turn the mold over onto the baking sheet and then remove the movable partitions (3), thus freeing up the entire volume of the mold for the development of the preparation for cooking.

In the embodiment according to Figure 2 the mold has four separate parts
The cover (5), the single walls (1), two of which are parallel, are provided with adjustment orifices (2), the movable partition (3) and the base (4). This time the user will fit the cover (5) (allowing easier demoulding) on the walls (1) and then insert the movable partition (3) into the adjustment holes (2).

After filling and leveling, the user will fit the base (4) and turn everything over to remove the movable partition (3) before cooking.

 In the embodiment according to FIG. 4, five covers (5) are joined together by means of an assembly system in the "dovetail" style to allow the molds according to the invention to be used in series. The movable partitions (3) are, for their part, suitably assembled and separated using the adjustment stops (6) provided at their two ends with male lugs which will go to nest in the female orifices located at the two ends of the handles ( 7) movable partitions (3).

Here, the user, after assembling the covers (5) and fitting the walls, will position the movable partitions (3) of all the molds at once, after filling turn all the molds over and then remove in one go the movable partitions (3). This process saves time.

 In the embodiment according to FIG. 5, four rows of 5 molds according to the invention are fixed together regularly so that a partitioning device (8) composed of five partitioning blades (9) with a length equivalent to the four molds which they must pass through, allow the user to adjust the filling of all the molds at once.

Device (8) that the user will remove before cooking as for the other embodiments.

 In the embodiment according to Figure 6, the mold no longer has single walls (1) parallel but circular and in addition, a central part which can not be traversed entirely by a movable partition.

To achieve partitioning the mold by avoiding the central part, two movable partitions of different but complementary shapes have proved necessary to solve the problem, so that the user by positioning not one but two movable partitions (3) will still obtain the ideal amount of preparation to have, after the removal of the movable partitions (3) and cooking, the desired molding.

 In the embodiment according to FIG. 7, the volume of the mold to be filled is obtained more simply by using another method; in fact, here, the walls of the mold are cut horizontally at the level of the adjustment orifices. As a result, the user will place the adjustment walls (10) directly on the baking sheet to garnish them, equalize and only have to fit the complementary walls (ll) to complete the mold. embodiment according to this method, the mold may include a base (4) and a cover (5) independent of the two parts of the walls of the mold.

 In the embodiment according to Figure 8, the mold consists of walls separated horizontally in two, on which are fixed, to one a base, and the other a cover. Base and cover which will be called "extended". In these bases and covers are fixed internal partitions (14) used to define the internal shape of the mold. Here, the user will fill the extended base (12). After equalization, the user will fit the extended cover (13), matching the internal partitions. The preparation thus partitioned will be forced to develop according to the internal shapes and volumes of the mold, giving the desired molding.

 In the embodiments according to FIG. 9, the molds represented are only a non-limiting example of the forms of molds which can be produced according to the invention.

The dimensions are between 2 and 200 centimeters. For molds with cubic shapes, we can have five molds whose sides measure by way of example, for the first 2 cm, for the second 3 cm, for the third 4 cm, for the fourth 5 cm, for the fifth 6 cm, this in order to have the possibility of obtaining a size adapted to each use.

 The molds according to the invention are particularly intended for pastry making for molding and baking by way of nonlimiting example of dough for cabbage, baba, and brioche.

Claims (6)

RESELL N CAT C ONS 1 / Baking molds with adjustable lining for food products, made of a metal, alloy or any other material supporting cooking temperatures, characterized by walls (l) provided with adjustment orifices (2) allowing the passage of movable partitions (3) which define the exact volume of the mold to be filled.  2 / Baking molds with adjustable lining for food products, made of a metal, alloy or any other material supporting cooking temperatures, characterized by walls separated horizontally into two complementary parts: a first part (10) used to adjust the volume of the mold to be filled, the second part (ll), complementary finishing the mold. 3 / Molds according to claim 1 or claim 2 characterized in that their bases (4) and covers (5) may represent independent parts of the walls of the mold.  4 / Molds according to the preceding claims characterized in that their bases (4) and covers (5) are interchangeable since identical. 5 / molds according to claims 1,3, 4, characterized in that they have walls (l) provided with adjustment orifices (2) for the passage of several movable partitions (3) 6 / molds according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that they can be used in series thanks to an assembly system fitted to the walls, or the bases, covers and movable partitions. 7 / Molds according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that they are fixed to each other, or to any other support so as to allow industrial use. 8 / Molds according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by internal partitions (14) which make it possible to have a molding comprising empty parts. 9 / Molds according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that they can be of any possible shape and of dimensions between lcm and 200cms.