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Portable egg candling and containment transfer apparatus and method

US8339588B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 27, 2010
Grant dateDec 25, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N33/085
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A portable egg candling and containment transfer apparatus including a movable base, a frame extending up from the base, a movable elevator deck movable between an elevated position and a lowered position, and a mechanism for raising and lowering the elevator deck. The apparatus further includes an inverting candling table pivotally mounted to the frame and having a pan with sidewalls and a floor. The pan is adapted for receiving and supporting incubator trays thereon. The pan houses at least one electric light fixture with at least one lamp for producing light for candling eggs positioned over the inverting candling table. The apparatus further includes at least one clamp for securing a hatchery basket over the pan and at least one latch for securing the inverting candling table in faceup/facedown positions.

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