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US 10,244,783 B2Granted
Fruit piercer with external drive mechanism
AssigneeDunkley International, Inc.
InventorDavid A. Flora
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Abstract
The present invention is a fruit piercing assembly in which the drive assembly is located on the outside of the frame assembly to eliminate lubricants from the drive assembly contaminating the fruit as it was being pierced.
Claims6
A fruit piercer comprising:
- a frame assembly;
- a needle assembly containing at least one needle;
- a drum assembly fixed in position within the frame assembly comprising:
- a drum configured with a plurality of pockets fixed in position within the frame assembly;
- a support bearing;
- a hub;
- a drive shaft that connects to a the Geneva wheel on the exterior of the frame assembly;
- and
- a plurality of trunnion wheels
- a drive assembly comprising:
- a source of rotary power;
- an eccentric assembly;
- a cam shaft;
- a gib located on the exterior of the frame assembly;
- a Geneva wheel located on the exterior of the frame assembly;
- and
- a hopper assembly comprising:
- a hopper;
- a hopper shaft;
- a hopper cam;
- a roller;
- and
- a spring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.