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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:
Nov. 12, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward E Ross, San Rafael, CA (US);
Assignee:
Del Monte Corporation, San Francisco, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B30B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141 80 ; 53515 ; 53527 ; 100 39 ; 100 / ; 100153 ; 100178 ; 100291 ; 100295 ;
Abstract
A machine for cleaning the flanges of cans. After fruit has been deposited in cans being carried by a conveyor, pistons that are slidably carried by a second conveyor are caused to enter each can. Each piston is so constructed that it severs fruit material on the can flange and compresses the fruit therein.