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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2012
Applicants:
Colin Hart, Ankeny, IA (US);
Liansuo Xie, Ankeny, IA (US);
Doug Bauer, Altoona, IA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
MAREL MEAT PROCESSING INC., Des Moines, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/74 (2006.01); A22C 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 17/0093 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conveyor for positioning a meat product to be cut having a track attached to a frame, a chain slidably mounted on the track, a plurality of flights connected to the chain and a guide bar connected to the frame wherein the conveyor advances product forward at a loading end, maintains the product in a stable position through a transport section, and releases the product at a discharge end such that the product drops off the guide bar.