The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 1976
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
John Clifford Jones, King's Lynn, EN;
Assignee:
FMC Corporation (U.K.) Limited, Brentford, EN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
214 / ; 214 / ; 214 / ; 214 / ; 214309 ;
Abstract
The apparatus is primarily intended for use in loading and unloading retort baskets in a cannery where several layers of cans are required to be transported in these baskets according to the factory layout. A system of conveyor belts feeds the cans to or from a position close by the basket loading/unloading station and the cans are transferred by contact with a magnetic pick-up element of the same widthwise dimensions as the basket, which picks up each layer of cans in turn. When the basket is being loaded, a collating barrier is used to form the cans of each layer into approximately the formation required to fit into the basket.