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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2009
Mark E. Malenke, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Gary S. Rusch, De Forest, WI (US);
Tod W. Heleniak, Green Bay, WI (US);
Brian Adamski, Pulaski, WI (US);
Larry D. Wierschke, Green Bay, WI (US);
Scott A. Adler, Green Bay, WI (US);
Mark E. Malenke, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Gary S. Rusch, De Forest, WI (US);
Tod W. Heleniak, Green Bay, WI (US);
Brian Adamski, Pulaski, WI (US);
Larry D. Wierschke, Green Bay, WI (US);
Scott A. Adler, Green Bay, WI (US);
Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, Northfield, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for handling food products comprises an alignment trough disposed at an incline for holding a stack of the food products at an incline. The alignment trough defines a portion of a passage upon which the food products travel. The stack defines a bottom food product. At least one movable member extends into the passage to control the separation of the bottom food product from the remainder of the stack by moving to provide clearance for the food product to pass.