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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2008
Applicants:
Stewart Mills, Upminster, GB;
David Cox, Romford, GB;
Inventors:
Stewart Mills, Upminster, GB;
David Cox, Romford, GB;
Assignee:
Buhler Sortex Ltd., London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A chute for inspection and sorting apparatus has first and second flat sections, with the lower end of the first section being disposed over the second section to form a step from which product falls onto the second section. Additional sections may be included. In one variant a third channeled section is included, with the lower end of the second section being disposed over the third section forming a second step from which product falls onto the third section.