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Machine for breaking up food containers and for recovering food therefrom

CA 1320476 C · Owner: Tipton, Wesley O. · Inventors: Tipton, Walter E.

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Abstract of the Disclosure, A machine for breaking up filled containers of milk, cottage cheese and the like after expiration of the freshness date and for recovering the food product for use as animal feed. The machine comprises an auger which rotates in an upwardly inclined barrel and which coacts with angularly spaced ribs in the barrel to break up the containers as they are advanced through the barrel by the auger. A discharge spout at the end of the barrel includes a pivoted gate which may be adjusted to vary the cross-sectional area of the spout and control the rate of advance of the containers according to the size and quantity of the containers. Food product which spills out of the …

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  • Granted July 20, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 20, 2010.
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FiledMay 18, 1989
GrantedJuly 20, 1993
Term endedJuly 20, 2010
Patent numberCA 1320476 C
Classification (IPC)B02C19/22 +2 more

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1990199319961999200220052008Application filedMay 18, 1989Patent grantedJuly 20, 1993Term endedJuly 20, 2010

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