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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1981
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1979
Kenneth Z Graham, Dawsonville, GA (US);
Johnny R Graham, Gainesville, GA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A line of poultry suspended on hangers and moving in alignment in series through a processing plant is divided by engaging and urging alternate one of the engaged hangers laterally with respect to the direction of movement of the hangers along the conveyor line, substantially without deflecting the hangers or the poultry carried thereby from their longitudinal movement with the conveyor line. In one embodiment, paddles carried on a continuous separator conveyor move along a path that diverges laterally beneath the conveyor line and the surfaces of the paddles which engage alternate ones of the hangers are oriented at an angle that does not impart movement to the hangers or the poultry carried thereby along the conveyor line. In another embodiment, a helical engaging member of increasing radius is located beneath the conveyor line and rotates to engage and to progressively urge alternate ones of the hangers laterally with respect to the conveyor line without imparting longitudinal movement to the hangers or poultry carried thereby.