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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2005
James Ruff, Springdale, AR (US);
Kelvin D. Lasse, Springdale, AR (US);
Tim Reddell, Bentonville, AR (US);
Marshall Vanderpool, Bentonville, AR (US);
Charley Lee Reed, Jr., Tontitown, AR (US);
Angela D. Haley, Legal Representative, Siloam Springs, AR (US);
James Ruff, Springdale, AR (US);
Kelvin D. Lasse, Springdale, AR (US);
Tim Reddell, Bentonville, AR (US);
Marshall Vanderpool, Bentonville, AR (US);
Charley Lee Reed, Jr., Tontitown, AR (US);
Angela D. Haley, legal representative, Siloam Springs, AR (US);
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, AR (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for positioning poultry, meat, or fish product pieces on a conveyor and a system and method which utilize the inventive apparatus. The inventive apparatus comprises an array of side-by-side upwardly arched product channels and a plurality of catch members mounted for rotating through the product channels such that they lift and pull the product pieces through the upwardly arched product channels and then release the product pieces onto the conveyor.