Automated clipping packaging apparatus and associated devices, methods, systems and computer program products suitable for packaging whole muscle
US7581369B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F7/00
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods, devices and computer program products automatically package an object, such as, for example, whole muscle meat pieces, in a covering material, such as, for example, netting, by: (a) automatically pushing at least one object through first and second axially aligned product chutes; (b) pulling covering material from an exterior surface of a covering material chute residing about the second product chute to automatically enclose the object in the material as the object exits the second product chute; (c) applying at least one clip to the material to secure the object in the material; and (d) pivoting the covering material chute and second product chute together to load a sleeve of material onto the covering material chute.
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