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US 5,348,135 AGranted
Can selector bar assembly
AssigneeThiele Engineering Company
InventorsGregory M. Fulkerson, Melvin Allrich
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Abstract
Can selector bar assembly including one or more can selector flight bars, each having an angled tip comprised of a rubber or plastic-like material for non-scoring or scratching separation of product.
Claims9
A flight selector bar for a packaging machine comprising:
- a. a flight selector bar of a rectangular configuration for insertion in a flowing line of products for separating the products;
- and,
- b. a tip secured by securing means to said flight selector bar for contacting the products, the tip being made of soft material for minimizing damage to product.
A product divider bar for insertion in a flow of products for separating the flow in a packaging machine comprising:
- a. a rectangular member having an end for insertion into the flow of products;
- b. a tip, made of a polymer having a durometer sufficiently soft to minimize damage to product, removably secured to the end of the rectangular member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.