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US 5,495,932 AGranted
Conveyor apparatus for collating bagged food products
AssigneeA. C. Horn & Co.
InventorWilliam B. Dyess
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Abstract
In a conveyor apparatus, bagged food products fall from a first inclined belt onto a second horizontal belt. As they fall, the bagged food products engage a bar and flip forwardly onto the second belt. The bar has a friction enhancing covering which aids in pivoting the bagged food product onto the second belt, resulting in a properly collated array of bagged food products.
Claims4
A conveyor apparatus comprising:
- an inclined conveyor portion having a discharge end from which bagged food products are dropped;
- a horizontal conveyor portion disposed beneath the discharge end of the inclined conveyor portion for receiving the dropped bagged food products;
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- bar means disposed beneath the discharge end of the inclined conveyor portion, said bar means comprising a cylindrical shaped roller for engaging the bagged food products as they fall from the inclined conveyor portion and flipping the bagged food products forward such that the bagged food products land in a substantially upright position on the horizontal conveyor portion, thereby collating them.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.