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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2002
Robert A. Zschoche, Astoria, OR (US);
Carruthers Equipment Co., Warrenton, OR (US);
Abstract
A pocket conveyor for use in food processing in which the pockets move independently from each other. Each pocket contains a portion of food which is conveyed from one processing machine to another in the course of food production. Independent movement of the pockets provides for, among other things, greater efficiencies in food production by allowing independent operation of the various processing machines along the conveyor as well as allowing the use of multiple processing machines for each of one or more processes. Further, independent movement of the pockets eliminates the maintenance issues associated with pockets which are chain-linked, such as chain and motor related failure.