Automatic combing
US5052975A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C15/005
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for combing bacon bellies or similar generally compressible items in order to transform a conveyed flow of those items into a stream of those items, each of which is suspended from a comb which impales the item. The thus combed items are then suitable for transport along track means to subject the item to treatment conditions such as transporting them into smoking and flavoring environments. The apparatus and method are particularly well suited for combing pork bellies and as a component of a commercial line in which pork bellies are processed into sliced and packaged bacon products.
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