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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1981
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1979
James L Balch, Madison, WI (US);
James E Anderson, Madison, WI (US);
Boleslaus J Sadeski, Madison, WI (US);
Oscar Mayer & Company, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
A product grouping station in a system for offloading bacon strips or the like comprises hydraulically-actuated lifters which lift groups of the bacon strips clear of the unidirectionally driven conveyor as they proceed away from the transfer station, and then release the groups in time sequence to achieve separation on the conveyor. The product grouping station is particularly adapted to handling thin strip-like products such as bacon slices, and employ novel control circuitry to obtain a continuous uniform operation for the offloading system which does not interfere with the operation of the continuously moving conveyor belt.