A collecting device
CA 2607339 C · Owner: Lifestyle Foods · Inventors: O'Shea, Mark
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A collecting device (1) for catching crumbs which fall through constructional gaps in the conveyor belt (4) of an oven (2) during baking. The device (1) has an elongated upper plate (10) having a plurality of through perforations (10a) which is mounted beneath the top flight (4a) of the conveyor and extends across the width of the belt (4). A directing panel (7) is attached to each longitudinal edge (10b) of the upper plate (10) perpendicular to the plate (10). The crumbs which fall through the conveyor belt (4) are first received in the perforations (10a) in the upper plate (10) and then directed by the panels (7) into a removable container (5) beneath the lower edges (7b) of the …
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- Filed May 8, 2006 and granted October 1, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 8, 2026.
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