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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
May. 04, 1998
James W Finkowski, Andover, MN (US);
Robert F Meyer, Maple Grove, MN (US);
The Pillsbury Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for loading dough into a container through a container opening includes a support frame having a cam rail. An endless band is rotatable on the support frame and includes a plurality of tilting spoon assemblies mounted to the band. Each tilting spoon assembly includes a support member, a spoon, a hinge, and a push bar. The hinge joins an end of the spoon to the support member. The push bar selectively tilts the spoon from a first position to a second position relative to the support member. The push bar has a first end joined to the spoon, positioned between the hinge and a second end of the spoon remote from the first end. A second end of the push bar engages the cam rail. The cam rail includes bends to cause selective displacement of the push bar to tilt the spoon from the first position to the second position.