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US 2006/0131128 A1Published application
Feed roll construction
OwnerRonald Andersoninventor
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Abstract
A feed roll for use in conjunction with a machine in a food processing operation. A hub of the roll carries a resilient outer component including a sleeve having conical end members which flex during momentary contact with the article. The surface areas of the flexed end members are adequate to advance the article being processed while avoiding damage to the article.
Claims5
A feed roll for moving articles in succession along a course and including,
- a hub for installation on a driven shaft, and
- a resilient member on said hub and having end members concentric with the hub yieldable upon momentary contact with an article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.