Honey frame feeding apparatus

Apparatus for feeding honey frames one by one into an automatic rotary cutter uncapping machine, said apparatus comprising:

• a pair of continuous spaced parallel horizontal conveyors adapted to convey a plurality of honey frames from a first position at which said frames are loaded onto said conveyors to a second position at which said frames are removed one by one from said conveyors, each said frame being supported upon said horizontal conveyors by a lug formed at each upper corner of said frame and projecting outwards therefrom;
• a pair of continuous spaced parallel vertical conveyors extending downwardly from adjacent said second position, said vertical conveyors being formed with opposed gaps therein each sized to receive one of said lugs therein;
• a movable stop which is arranged to prevent frames on the horizontal conveyors from moving onto the vertical conveyors until said gaps are at a predetermined position, and there is sufficient room for a frame to hang vertically between said conveyors;
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• a reciprocating picker bar which is arranged to draw the single frame closest to said second position on the horizontal conveyors onto the vertical conveyors, when said gaps reach said predetermined position, such that said frame lugs are received within said chain gaps.