Produce sizing transport mechanism
CA 2321980 A1 · Owner: E.D. Parsons Engineering Pty. Ltd. · Inventors: Parsons, Ian A.
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A transport system for use in a produce sizing or sorting apparatus is disclosed having a plurality of pivotally interconnected carrier members (10) forming an endless conveyor, each said carrier member (10) having a pair of finger members (25, 26) connected thereto in a manner whereby the finger members depend downwardly at least along a portion of the endless conveyor each pair of finger members (25, 26) together with adjacent such pairs defining a produce retaining zone (22) extending in the direction of the endless conveyor when the finger members (25 26) are positioned in a first , closed position and at least one of each finger member pair (25 26) being , selectably pivotable, …
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- Filed February 22, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 22, 2019.
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