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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2021
Applicant:
A & B Packing Equipment, Inc., Lawrence, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Robert Blain, Lawton, MI (US);
Kody Nutting, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Robert L. Williamson, Hartford, MI (US);
Assignee:
A & B Packing Equipment, Inc., Lawrence, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07B 13/04 (2006.01); B07B 13/10 (2006.01); B65G 11/00 (2006.01); B65G 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07B 13/04 (2013.01); B07B 13/10 (2013.01); B65G 11/00 (2013.01); B65G 11/081 (2013.01); B07B 2220/00 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0211 (2013.01);
Abstract
A chute apparatus is comprised of a guide member, an arched member, and a floor member. The guide member guides an object entering the chute apparatus. The arched member receives the object from the guide member and redirects the object toward an exit port of the chute apparatus. The floor member receives the object from the arched member and directs the object toward the exit port of the chute apparatus. It is contemplated that the object may comprise a fruit, such as a berry or the like.