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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2003
Applicants:
Andi J. Mikelsons, Middleton, WI (US);
Luke A. Titel, Johnson Creek, WI (US);
Jerome P. Lehman, Madison, WI (US);
Dennis F. Conohan, Cross Plains, WI (US);
Inventors:
Andi J. Mikelsons, Middleton, WI (US);
Luke A. Titel, Johnson Creek, WI (US);
Jerome P. Lehman, Madison, WI (US);
Dennis F. Conohan, Cross Plains, WI (US);
Assignee:
Alkar-Rapidpak, Inc., Lodi, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 51/02 (2006.01); B65H 51/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A loading system is provided for loading an elongated strand of food product of given diameter on a moving transport conveyor. First and second loading conveyors are separated by a gap of dimension less than or equal to the diameter of the food product strand and convey the strand to a transfer ramp by an indexed drive.