Embossed netting chutes for manual and/or automated clipping packaging apparatus
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65B-051/04
B65B-051/00
B65B-039/00
B65B-009/15
B65B-009/10
출원번호
US-0234494
(2005-09-23)
등록번호
US-7430839
(2008-10-07)
발명자
/ 주소
Griggs,Samuel D.
May,Dennis J.
출원인 / 주소
Tipper Tie, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Myers, Bigel, Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
13인용 특허 :
43
초록
Netting chutes suitable for use with manual, automatic and semi-automatic packaging operations to enclose product in netting packaging include chutes with embossed floors.
대표청구항▼
That which is claimed is: 1. A netting chute comprising an elongate interior channel having with axially spaced apart generally open opposing ingress and egress portions, the chute having an embossed integral non-detachable floor of a dense pattern of closely spaced three-dimensional shapes with at
That which is claimed is: 1. A netting chute comprising an elongate interior channel having with axially spaced apart generally open opposing ingress and egress portions, the chute having an embossed integral non-detachable floor of a dense pattern of closely spaced three-dimensional shapes with at least one of raised or lowered regions that define a reduced contact surface area, wherein the chute is substantially straight with a length of between about 1-8 feet, wherein at least a major portion of the length of the channel has a cross-sectional area that is between about 72 in2 to about 90 in2, wherein the netting chute is adapted to cooperate with an automated or semi-automated clipper mechanism positioned downstream thereof. 2. A netting chute according to claim 1, wherein the embossed floor comprises a generally rigid metal having the dense pattern, and wherein the dense pattern of closely spaced three-dimensional shapes comprise raised projections that face into the channel. 3. A netting chute according to claim 1, wherein the embossed floor comprises a generally rigid metal, and wherein the dense pattern of closely spaced three-dimensional shapes comprises a dense pattern of closely spaced dimples. 4. A netting chute according to claim 2, further comprising a non-stick coating disposed onto the embossed floor. 5. A netting chute according to claim 1, wherein the chute is sized and configured to allow a partial ham to slide therethrough. 6. A netting chute according to claim 1, wherein the chute is sized and configured to allow a poultry product to slide therethrough. 7. A netting chute according to claim 1, wherein the chute comprises at least one wall configured to surround the channel, and wherein the at least one wall has opposing inner and outer primary surfaces, the chute further comprising a sleeve of netting held on the outer primary surface of the wall. 8. A netting chute according to claim 7, wherein a lower portion of the inner primary surface comprises the embossed floor, and wherein the netting chute has a length, and wherein the inner primary surface of the at least one wall comprises embossed portions above the floor. 9. A netting chute according to claim 8, wherein the inner primary surface is embossed about at least a major portion of a surface area thereof for about at least a major portion of the netting chute length. 10. A netting chute according to claim 9, wherein substantially the entire surface area of the interior primary surface is embossed. 11. A netting chute according to claim 1, wherein the netting chute has a non-circular cross-sectional shape with a generally planar floor. 12. A netting chute according to claim 11, wherein the embossed floor dense pattern has a continuous surface with a generally repeating pattern of closely spaced projections separated by depressions. 13. A netting chute according to claim 12, wherein the projections have a pattern height relative to the depressions of between about 0.20-0.50 inches. 14. A netting chute according to claim 1, wherein the netting chute is metallic. 15. A netting chute according to claim 14, wherein the netting chute comprises stainless steel. 16. A netting chute according to claim 1, wherein, in operation, the chute has an inclined orientation. 17. A netting chute according to claim 16, wherein the chute is a gravity-fed chute configured to allow target food products to slide therethrough into netting. 18. A netting chute according to claim 1, wherein the chute comprises an outer wall with at least one embossed sheet of metal that is formed into a predetermined shape. 19. A netting chute according to claim 1, wherein the embossed floor dense pattern comprises a raised pattern of a plurality of closely spaced, generally semi-spherical projections that are oriented to face into the channel. 20. A netting chute according to claim 1, wherein the chute comprises an outer wall that comprises a generally rigid sheet of embossed metallic material that provides at least a major portion of the product chute floor, the sheet of embossed metallic material being oriented with the closely spaced shapes having a raised surface of projections facing into the channel. 21. A netting chute according to claim 20, wherein the raised surface of projections are defined by inverted dimples formed in the chute outer wall which have a pattern depth of between about 0.20-0.50 inches. 22. A netting chute according to claim 1, wherein the chute has a length that is at least about 25 inches long. 23. A netting chute according to claim 22, wherein the chute has a length that is between about 25-33 inches long. 24. A netting chute according to claim 1, wherein the embossed floor dense pattern comprises a closed honeycomb pattern of projections. 25. A netting chute according to claim 1, wherein the chute has a cross-sectional shape with a generally planar floor that merges into an upper generally triangulated shape. 26. A netting chute according to claim 1, further comprising a sleeve of netting surrounding at least the egress portion of the chute and axially extending a distance upstream thereof, and wherein the sleeve of netting material is configured to be in tension and extend a distance downstream of the egress portion of the chute during operative use. 27. A netting chute according to claim 1, wherein the dense pattern of closely spaced three-dimensional shapes with the at least one of the raised or lowered regions comprise at least one of shallow projections or shallow depressions with a height or depth, respectively, relative to adjacent level regions of the chute floor of between about 0.20 to about 0.50 inches, with a pattern density of at least one three-dimensional shape per square inch. 28. A netting chute according to claim 1, wherein the dense pattern of closely spaced three-dimensional shapes comprises between about 5-10 three-dimensional shapes per square inch. 29. A system for enclosing a semi-solid or solid product in a covering material, comprising: an elongate product chute comprising a floor of a dense pattern of closely spaced three-dimensional shapes with one or more of raised or lowered regions, an outer wall and opposing ingress and egress end portions with an interior cavity defined by the floor and outer wall extending therethrough, wherein the dense pattern of closely spaced three-dimensional shapes comprises at least one three-dimensional shape per square inch; and a clipper mechanism disposed downstream of the egress end portion of the product chute, the clipper mechanism configured to apply at least one clip to a covering material that encloses a product discharged from the product chute. 30. A system according to claim 29, wherein the covering material comprises netting. 31. A system according to claim 30, wherein the sleeve of netting material is configured to be in tension and extend a distance downstream of the egress end portion of the chute during operative use. 32. A system according to claim 29, wherein the floor comprises a generally rigid metal and is non-detachable from the chute, and wherein the dense pattern is a dense pattern of closely spaced raised projections that face into the channel. 33. A system according to claim 32, further comprising a non-stick coating disposed onto the floor. 34. A system according to claim 29, wherein the product chute has a non-circular cross-sectional shape and the floor is generally planar. 35. A system according to claim 29, wherein the dense pattern of closely spaced three-dimensional shapes comprise at least one of shallow projections or depressions with a height or depth respectively relative to adjacent level regions of the chute floor of between about 0.20 to about 0.50 inches. 36. A system according to claim 29, wherein the dense pattern of closely spaced three-dimensional shapes comprises between about 5-10 three-dimensional shapes per square inch. 37. A system for enclosing a semi-solid or solid product in a covering material, comprising: an elongate product chute comprising an embossed non-detachable floor, an outer wall and opposing ingress and egress end portions with an interior cavity defined by the floor and outer wall extending therethrough, wherein the embossed floor comprises a generally rigid metal having a dense pattern of closely spaced dimples; and a clipper mechanism disposed downstream of the egress end portion of the product chute, the clipper mechanism configured to apply at least one clip to a covering material that encloses a product discharged from the product chute.
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