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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence Alan Graham, Corinth, TX (US);
Larry Douglas Martin, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Todd Charles McNeel, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Assignee:
Recot, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C 1/904 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C 1/904 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for distributing seasoning on lanes of stackable chip product using a series of vibrating funnel fingers. A narrowed discharge end for each funnel finger is positioned over a lane of chips, thereby directing the seasoning on each chip and limiting the amount of seasoning that must be recycled or discarded. Oscillation of the funnel fingers insures even seasoning distribution on the chips and precludes accumulation of the seasoning on the distribution apparatus.