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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul S Berry, Wootton, GB;
Assignee:
British Technology Group Ltd., London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ; A27C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
452183 ; 452 93 ; 119847 ;
Abstract
A poultry-handling assembly is provided which includes a pair of rotors arranged side-by-side for rotation about a vertical or predominantly vertical axis. Each rotor includes a central core upon which are arranged groups of guide elements spaced apart around the central core. In operation, the guide elements of each group lie closely adjacent and/or abut and/or intermesh with the guide elements of the other rotor of the pair. In operation a drive elements contra-rotate the two rotors enabling them to gather or accept poultry into the assembly.