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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Alfred Alexander Taylor, Lugarno, AU;
Darren Ken Alchin, Holsworthy, AU;
Inventors:
Alfred Alexander Taylor, Lugarno, AU;
Darren Ken Alchin, Holsworthy, AU;
Assignee:
TNA Australia Pty Limited, Lidcombe, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/10 (2006.01); B07C 5/08 (2006.01); B65G 11/20 (2006.01); G01R 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/02 (2013.01); G01V 3/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A chute assembly () to deliver product to a former () of a packaging assembly. The chute assembly () includes a chute () that converges downwardly. Located adjacent the chute () is a metal detector () having a transmitting and receiving coils () of different diameters. The receiving coils () being adapted to provide a signal when metal is detected.