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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. 03, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas F Paterson, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Noah P Forden, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
Atlas Pacific Engineering Company, Pueblo, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99584 ; 99549 ; 198383 ; 198394 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for moving a pear from a roll orientor into a transfer cup wherein an inclined pear stop shoe is provided which contacts and guides the pear downwardly into the transfer cup as the orienting rolls separate. The rolls are separated at a predetermined speed so that the roll maintains contact with the pear and helps guide the pear into the transfer cup. The pear stop shoe is retractable after the pear is guided into the transfer cup so that the pear is supported only by the walls of the transfer cup.