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Transportable produce processing house
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-11-25
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Granted: 1983-03-08
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Expires: 2000-11-25
Abstract
Abstract A produce processing house such as a cabbage packing house is mounted on wheels and towable from location to location. Centrally of the house are superposed main conveyors which extend from a produce receiving section exterior of the house substantially the length of the house and a lower culls receiving conveyor. Along one wall, is a take-away conveyor which also extends the length of the house and parallel to the main conveyor. The culls and take-away conveyors are each provided with elevating conveyors at their discharge ends.
Inventors
- 👤 Ueal D. Floyd
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 08:00
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B25/00; B65B25/02; B65B25/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S198/00; Y10S198/95; Y10S209/00; Y10S209/935
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
243 words
A produce processing house including side, end, bottom and top walls, wheels supporting said house, a draw bar connected to one end of the house to permit towing said house from location to location, a main produce transporting conveyor extending from a produce receiving station exterior of one end wall of said house, through an opening in said one end wall and then extending substantially the length of the house, said main produce transporting conveyor further located substantially centrally between the side walls of the house, a culls transporting conveyor positioned below the main produce transporting conveyor having a length substantially equal to the length of said house, each said main produce transporting conveyor and said culls transporting conveyor having means for moving produce toward the other end of said house, a take-away conveyor positioned along one side wall of said house and extending from said one end wall of said house, through a discharge opening in the other end wall of said house, a pair of elevating conveyor means, one of said pair of elevating conveyor means communicating with the culls transporting conveyor and the other of said pair of elevating conveyor means communicating with the take-away conveyor, a plurality of spaced produce processing stations extending the length of said house between the main produce transporting conveyor and the take-away conveyor, and a culls chute at each said processing station providing communication between each processing station and the said culls transporting conveyor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
243 words
A produce processing house including side, end, bottom and top walls, wheels supporting said house, a draw bar connected to one end of the house to permit towing said house from location to location, a main produce transporting conveyor extending from a produce receiving station exterior of one end wall of said house, through an opening in said one end wall and then extending substantially the length of the house, said main produce transporting conveyor further located substantially centrally between the side walls of the house, a culls transporting conveyor positioned below the main produce transporting conveyor having a length substantially equal to the length of said house, each said main produce transporting conveyor and said culls transporting conveyor having means for moving produce toward the other end of said house, a take-away conveyor positioned along one side wall of said house and extending from said one end wall of said house, through a discharge opening in the other end wall of said house, a pair of elevating conveyor means, one of said pair of elevating conveyor means communicating with the culls transporting conveyor and the other of said pair of elevating conveyor means communicating with the take-away conveyor, a plurality of spaced produce processing stations extending the length of said house between the main produce transporting conveyor and the take-away conveyor, and a culls chute at each said processing station providing communication between each processing station and the said culls transporting conveyor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The invention defined in claim 1 further including a produce receivable container assembling station positioned along the side wall of said house opposite the take-away conveyor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The invention defined in claim 1 wherein said elevating conveyor means communicating with the culls transporting conveyor extends through an opening in one of the side walls of said house.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1986-03-07 | 1986-09-06 | 1987-03-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-03-07 | 1990-09-06 | 1991-03-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-03-07 | 1994-09-06 | 1995-03-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |