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US 5,474,493 AGranted
Apparatus for placing randomly deposited items in a single file
AssigneeRoger D. Pugh
InventorHerman H. Tolbert
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Abstract
An apparatus for placing items such as poultry carcasses in a single file is disclosed which includes a rotatable cone having an outer periphery, a conveyor belt dispersed about the outer periphery of the rotatable cone and a guide means for effecting disposal of the items in a single file.
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An apparatus for placing items in a single file comprising:
- a rotatable cone member having a conical surface and an outer periphery;
- a conveyer belt disposed about the outer periphery of said rotatable cone member, said belt having an inner edge, an entry section, a progressively elevating section, a removal section and a return section, the entry section being disposed adjacent the outer periphery of said cone member and the removal section being at a higher elevation than the entry section;
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- guide means disposed at the removal section for effecting disposal of said items in a single file along said conveyor belt.
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An apparatus for placing items in a single file comprising:
- a rotatable cone member having a conical surface and an outer periphery, the conical surface having a plurality of spaced separator blades for separating a plurality of the items randomly deposited on the conical surface;
- a conveyer belt disposed about the outer periphery of said rotatable cone member for receiving items deposited on said rotatable cone member and having a removal section;
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- a guide wall extending at least partially across the removal section for guiding items on said conveyor belt into a single file.
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An apparatus for placing items such as poultry carcasses in a single file comprising:
- a rotatable cone member having an outer periphery;
- a conveyer belt having an inner edge and a removal section and being disposed about the outer periphery of said rotatable cone member;
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- a guide wall having a discharge portion and extending at least partially across the removal section so that the discharge portion is disposed a predetermined distance from the inner edge of said conveyer belt for effecting disposal of said items in a single file along said conveyor belt.
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An apparatus for placing items such as poultry carcasses in a single file comprising:
- a rotatable cone member including a conical surface and an outer periphery, the conical surface having a plurality of substantially equally spaced separator blades for separating a plurality of items randomly deposited on the conical surface in a bulk fashion;
- a conveyer belt disposed about the outer periphery of said rotatable cone member, said belt having an inner edge, an entry section, a progressively elevating section, a removal section and a return section, the entry section being disposed below the outer periphery of said cone member and the removal section being at a higher elevation than the entry section;
- a guide wall having a discharge portion and being mounted above and extending at least partially across the removal section of said conveyor belt so that the discharge portion is disposed a predetermined distance from the inner edge of said conveyer belt for effecting disposal of said items in a single file along said conveyor belt;
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- a wiper bar extending above and across the removal section of said conveyor belt for eliminating stacking of said chicken carcasses.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.