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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:
Oct. 22, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael E Leiweke, Arnold, MO (US);
Jon H Holler, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Continental Baking Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198495 ; 1525652 ; 198496 ;
Abstract
A cleaning apparatus for a conveyor chain of a wrapping machine includes a frame, a pan supported on the frame, a cleaning brush assembly, and a fluid removal assembly. The pan is adapted to contain a cleaning fluid such as water. The brush assembly includes a driven, rotary brush which scrub the conveyor chain with the cleaning fluid. The fluid removal assembly includes a plurality of squeegee blades which engage the chain and wipe the fluid therefrom. In addition, a plurality of air nozzles are positioned to blast the chain with pressurized air.