Apparatus and method for inserting cylindrically shaped food product into container
CA 2096711 C · Owner: Schurz, James L. · Inventors: Schurz, James L.; Rasmussen, Glenn O.
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A device for loading dough into cylindrical containers is disclosed. A first conveyor is provided which delivers a plurality of cylindrical containers to a receiving surface which is declining with respect to the horizontal. The containers are oriented such that a central cylindrical axis of each container is substantially parallel to the container receiving surface as the containers approach the container receiving surface. A second conveyor then delivers a cylindrical object to the receiving surface in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to path of the containers in the first conveyor as the objects approach the container receiving surface. The second conveyor aligns the …
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- Filed May 20, 1993 and granted December 15, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 20, 2013.
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