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US 4,310,119 AGranted
Honey extractor
OwnerVernon C. Culhane, Danny F. Culhaneinventors
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A swing-type centrifugal extractor has a main body rotatable about a vertical axis which is pivotally attached to a plurality of platforms which, in the quiescent state, depend from their pivotal attachment to the body. A honey pan having an inner peripheral edge spaced above the pan bottom receives a capping catcher which includes a mesh body held within a solid frame. A fixed frame super is uncapped by severing the cappings from the super combs in a manner which allows the cappings to remain adhered to the combs by viscosity of honey. The fixed frame super is rested upon the capping catcher in the pan and the pan rests upon one of the extractor platforms. The extractor body is rotated and the platforms extend radially outward. Centrifugal force causes the severed cappings to slide from the combs and rest in the capping catcher where most of the honey is drained from them. The centrifugal force also causes extraction of honey from the honey combs. Various attachments are also provided for adapting the pan to use with movable frame combs to facilitate extraction of honey from these also.
An apparatus for centrifugal extraction of honey from honey bearing combs, said apparatus comprising in combination:
An apparatus for centrifugal extraction of honey from honey bearing combs, said apparatus comprising in combination:
In an apparatus for extracting honey from a honey-impregnated honeycomb, having a supporting structure rotatable about an axis, and a containment assembly within which the honeycomb is supported on the structure during rotation, the improvement residing in said containment assembly including a frame within which the honeycomb is seated and a capping catcher in operative relation thereto, and peripheral means retaining the containment assembly orientated on the structure during rotation for centrifugal separation of the honey from the honeycomb and the capping catcher.
In a centrifugal honey extracting apparatus, the combination of:
In a centrifugal apparatus for extracting honey from combs, a honey collection pan having a peripheral wall and a bottom, a frame within which the combs are seated, a removable capping catcher, and means connected to the pan for supporting the frame and the catcher adjacent to each other in spaced relation to the bottom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.