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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2002
Norman A. Rudy, Snohomish, WA (US);
Daniel F. Wilson, Mountlake Terrace, WA (US);
Norman A. Rudy, Snohomish, WA (US);
Daniel F. Wilson, Mountlake Terrace, WA (US);
FMC Technologies, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A conveyor belt assembly () for conveying an object to be portioned () by a fluid jet () is disclosed. The conveyor belt assembly () includes a conveyor belt formed from at least a first and a second picket () each having a length comprised of a sequence of geometrically shaped links () disposed transversely across the conveyor belt. The pickets () are disposed in a nested relationship to each other. The pickets () include upper edge portions () that form a conveying surface () for supporting and advancing the object to be portioned (). The upper edge portions () are tapered in the upward direction to reduce dispersion of the fluid jet () during impingement of the fluid jet () on the conveying surface ().