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US 4,048,786 AGranted
Circular package loader
AssigneeGeneral Mills, Inc.
InventorsWilliam A. Brastad, Nelson J. Beall
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided which moves a column of nested, uniformly shaped chips into a reservoir thereby forming a loop array. The loop array of snack chips is then transferring from the reservoir into a package.
Claims6
Apparatus for loading a column of snack chips into a container as a loop array, said apparatus comprising:
- reservoir means;
- means for feeding a column of nested, uniformly shaped chips into said reservoir means, said reservoir means including means for holding said nested chips in a loop array;
- means for transferring said loop array of nested chips from said reservoir means into a container while maintaining said chips in said loop array;
- said reservoir means including means for assisting in movement of said column into a loop array orientation as said nested chips are fed into said reservoir means, said assisting means including an arcuate reservoir side wall.
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