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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:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary A. Handel, Austin, MN (US);
Assignee:
Hormel Foods, LLC, Austin, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 2/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 2/508 ;
Abstract
A bacon board dispenser (,) deposits predetermined quantities of sliced bacon in a shingled condition on bacon boards. The dispenser (,) includes a frame having a support side (,) and an operating side (,). The output conveyor (,), bacon board dispenser mechanism (,), and feeding mechanism (,) are cantilevered from the support side of the frame to provide for an open operating side for ease of bacon board loading, cleaning and maintenance. The dispenser (,) includes a multi-positioned bacon board magazine (,). The dispenser mechanism utilizes two sets of vacuum cups (,) to provide for an easy changeover between different size boards.