US3204844A
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Method and apparatus for producing wieners
Assignee: Schmidt-Wallace Inc
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Filing: 1962-07-25
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1982-07-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles H Wallace
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:05
CPC Classifications
A; A22; A22C; A22C15/00; A22C15/001; A22C11/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
APPARATUS FOR HANDLING A PLURALITY OF WIENER SECTIONS TIED TOGETHER IN END-TO-END RELATIONSHIP, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING AN OVERHEAD RAIL, A PLURALITY OF HANGERS HAVING WEINER-ENGAGING PORTIONS TO RECEIVE WIENER SECTIONS, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID HANGERS BY SAID RAIL FOR MOVEMENT INDEPENDENTLY OF ONE ANOTHER IN A DIRECTION LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID RAIL, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING WIENER SECTIONS INTO THE PATH OF THE HANGERS FROM A POINT THEREABOVE, AND MEANS FOR RETARDING THE WIENER-ENGAGING PORTION OF EACH OF SAID HANGERS BEFORE REACHING SAID SUPPLY MEANS SO THAT THE SPACING BETWEEN THE WIENER-ENGAGING PORTIONS OF THE RETARDED HANGER AND THE HANGER IN FRONT OF IT WILL EXCEED THE SPACING BETWEEN THE WIENER-ENGAGING PORTIONS OF THE HANGERS IN THEIR NORMAL POSITIONS TO FACILITATE LOADING OF THE WIENER SECTIONS FROM SAID SUPPLY MEANS ONTO SAID WIENER-ENGAGING PORTIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
APPARATUS FOR HANDLING A PLURALITY OF WIENER SECTIONS TIED TOGETHER IN END-TO-END RELATIONSHIP, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING AN OVERHEAD RAIL, A PLURALITY OF HANGERS HAVING WEINER-ENGAGING PORTIONS TO RECEIVE WIENER SECTIONS, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID HANGERS BY SAID RAIL FOR MOVEMENT INDEPENDENTLY OF ONE ANOTHER IN A DIRECTION LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID RAIL, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING WIENER SECTIONS INTO THE PATH OF THE HANGERS FROM A POINT THEREABOVE, AND MEANS FOR RETARDING THE WIENER-ENGAGING PORTION OF EACH OF SAID HANGERS BEFORE REACHING SAID SUPPLY MEANS SO THAT THE SPACING BETWEEN THE WIENER-ENGAGING PORTIONS OF THE RETARDED HANGER AND THE HANGER IN FRONT OF IT WILL EXCEED THE SPACING BETWEEN THE WIENER-ENGAGING PORTIONS OF THE HANGERS IN THEIR NORMAL POSITIONS TO FACILITATE LOADING OF THE WIENER SECTIONS FROM SAID SUPPLY MEANS ONTO SAID WIENER-ENGAGING PORTIONS.
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