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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2002
Jeffrey L. Sands, Freeport, IL (US);
James D. Conlin, South Beloit, IL (US);
Thomas J. Franken, Roscoe, IL (US);
Andrew Paul Franklin, Beloit, WI (US);
Randy L. Ginner, Beloit, WI (US);
Ronald J. Glavan, Rockton, IL (US);
Scott A. Glawe, Roscoe, IL (US);
David A. Hill, Beloit, WI (US);
Michael J. Newberry, Poplar Grove, IL (US);
Jack Pellicane, Wyomissing, PA (US);
Manuel Calzada, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Henry Thomas Ewald, Roselle, IL (US);
Jeffrey L. Sands, Freeport, IL (US);
James D. Conlin, South Beloit, IL (US);
Thomas J. Franken, Roscoe, IL (US);
Andrew Paul Franklin, Beloit, WI (US);
Randy L. Ginner, Beloit, WI (US);
Ronald J. Glavan, Rockton, IL (US);
Scott A. Glawe, Roscoe, IL (US);
David A. Hill, Beloit, WI (US);
Michael J. Newberry, Poplar Grove, IL (US);
Jack Pellicane, Wyomissing, PA (US);
Manuel Calzada, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Henry Thomas Ewald, Roselle, IL (US);
Restaurant Technology, Inc., Oak Brook, IL (US);
Abstract
A loading device includes a feeder having a cutout and a sensor. When a sensor detects that an item is positioned in the cutout, a motor slides the feeder out of a first component to remove the item from the first component for delivery to a second component. Alternatively, the loading device is a pivotal arm which pivots to slide the item out of the first component.