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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. 05, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard M Silzer, Chesterfield, MO (US);
William M Hasse, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
Continental Baking Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
19880301 ; 53246 ; 53250 ;
Abstract
A conveyor for transporting bakery pans of the type including a peripheral sidewall surrounding at least one mold cavity includes an endless conveyor chain and a plurality of flight lugs extending transversely of the conveyor chain for engaging the bakery pan and moving it along an upper flight. A pan positioning attachment is secured to the conveyor at each flight lug. The attachment defines a base and a barb-like portion having an upwardly angled surface. The attachment is dimensioned to engage and retain the bakery pan in a positive fashion adjacent the flight lug.