Egg packer
US4189898A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 1978 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B23/06
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An egg packer in which the eggs are aligned while being conveyed to a transfer position with the eggs thereat having their narrow ends in an abutting relation with a transversely disposed vertical wall. A receptacle is disposed adjacent the end of the conveyor into which the eggs are guided with the larger end of the egg first entering into the receptacle. Upon rotation of the receptacle, the egg is turned and assumes a position with the narrow end facing downwardly. A pair of shell members receive the egg and move it into alignment with the egg carton or other receiving means at which the shell members are opened and the egg is deposited with the narrow end thereof downwardly facing.
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