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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Tna Australia Pty Limited, Lidcombe, AU;
Inventor:
Alfred Alexander Taylor, Lugarno, AU;
Assignee:
TNA Australia Pty Limited, Lidcombe, New South Wales, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 27/34 (2006.01); B65G 25/04 (2006.01); B65B 35/34 (2006.01); B65G 47/72 (2006.01); B65B 65/00 (2006.01); B65B 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 25/04 (2013.01); B65B 1/32 (2013.01); B65B 35/34 (2013.01); B65B 65/006 (2013.01); B65G 27/34 (2013.01); B65G 47/72 (2013.01); B65B 2210/02 (2013.01); B65B 2210/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A slip conveyor () delivers product to a further conveyor () that in turn delivers product to weighing machines () that would be typically associated with a packaging machine. The slip conveyor () includes a delivery portion () provided with a plurality of separated fingers (). Slots () between the fingers () extend longitudinally in the direction (). Smaller product, such as smaller potato crisps, are located adjacent longitudinally extending edges () of the conveyor (), the smaller product passes through the gaps () that provides for delivery of product to the associated conveyor ().