System, method, and apparatus for attracting honey
OwnerLeopoldo Gil Gonzalezinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for extracting honey from a silicone honeycomb frame includes a base having a central longitudinal axis, a laterally opposed pair of conveyor belts extending parallel with the central longitudinal axis of the base, a drive motor operatively coupled with the pair of conveyor belts, and an opposed pair of scraping spatulas connected to the base and transversing the central longitudinal axis of the base. The pair of conveyor belts is configured to engage the silicone honeycomb frame and move the silicone honeycomb frame along the central longitudinal axis between the pair of scraping spatulas. The pair of scraping spatulas is configured extract the honey from the silicone honeycomb frame as the silicone honeycomb frame passes between the pair of scraping spatulas.
Claims20
An apparatus for extracting honey from a silicone honeycomb frame, said apparatus comprising:
- a base having a central longitudinal axis;
- a laterally opposed pair of conveyor belts extending parallel with said central longitudinal axis of said base;
- a drive motor operatively coupled with said pair of conveyor belts;
- and,
- an opposed pair of scraping spatulas connected to said base and transversing said central longitudinal axis of said base, and wherein:
- said pair of conveyor belts is configured to engage said silicone honeycomb frame and move said silicone honeycomb frame along said central longitudinal axis between said pair of scraping spatulas;
- said pair of scraping spatulas is configured extract said honey from said silicone honeycomb frame as said silicone honeycomb frame passes between said pair of scraping spatulas;
- and
- said pair of scraping spatulas are spaced apart defining a squeeze-gap between said pair of scraping spatulas.
A system comprising:
- a silicone honeycomb frame configured to support honey;
- and,
- an apparatus for extracting said honey from said silicone honeycomb frame, said apparatus comprising:
- a base having a central longitudinal axis, said base comprising:
- a first frame rail approximately parallel to said central longitudinal axis;
- a second frame rail laterally opposed to said first frame rail and approximately parallel to said central longitudinal axis;
- and,
- an extraction plate connected to said first frame rail and said second frame rail and transversing said central longitudinal axis;
- a drive shaft rotationally connected to said first frame rail and said second frame rail and transversing said central longitudinal axis;
- a first drive pulley fixed to said drive shaft proximate to said first frame rail;
- a second drive pulley fixed to said drive shaft proximate to said second frame rail;
- an idler shaft rotationally connected to said first frame rail and said second frame rail and transversing said central longitudinal axis and longitudinally spaced away from said drive shaft;
- a first idler pulley fixed to said idler shaft proximate to said first frame rail;
- a second idler pulley fixed to said idler shaft proximate to said second frame rail;
- a first conveyor belt operatively connected to said first drive pulley and said first idler pulley;
- a second conveyor belt operatively connected to said second drive pulley and said second idler pulley;
- a drive motor operatively coupled with said drive shaft;
- a upper scraping spatula connected to said first frame rail and said second frame rail and transversing said central longitudinal axis of said base;
- and,
- a lower scraping spatula connected to said extraction plate and transversing said central longitudinal axis of said base opposite said upper scraping spatula;
- and,
- a collection container located under said base of said apparatus to collect said honey extracted from said silicone honeycomb frame, and wherein:
- said first conveyor belt and said second conveyor belt are configured to engage said silicone honeycomb frame and linearly move said silicone honeycomb frame along said central longitudinal axis between said upper scraping spatula and said lower scraping spatula;
- and,
- said upper scraping spatula and said lower scraping spatula are configured extract said honey from said silicone honeycomb frame as said silicone honeycomb frame passes between said upper scraping spatula and said lower scraping spatula.
A method for extracting honey from a silicone honeycomb frame, said method comprising:
- positioning said silicone honeycomb frame between a pair of conveyor belts and an extraction plate;
- linearly moving said silicone honeycomb frame between a pair of scraping spatulas by rotating said pair of conveyor belts;
- squeezing said honey from said silicone honeycomb frame as said silicone honeycomb frame passed between said pair of scraping spatulas;
- scraping said honey from opposed surfaces of said silicone honeycomb frame as said silicone honeycomb frame passes between said pair of scraping spatulas;
- and,
- collecting said honey squeezed and scraped from said silicone honeycomb frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.