Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for packaging tamales

US6546697B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

12References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Hormel Foods Corporation · US

Inventors

Gary A. Handel · Austin, US
Jeffrey J. Morrison · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2001
Grant date	Apr 15, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65B35/205
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tamale loading apparatus (10) includes a converging mechanism (61) and diverter wheels (83, 84) to position tamales (200) on a belt (24). The belt is run at a speed to fly the tamales (200) into a can (300) wherein the tamales are automatically loaded and it is no longer necessary to load the tamales (200) by hand into the cans (300).

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