Product Handling Equipment

Author:  A.S.Schmidt SR, F.M.Irving JR, R.G.Andrus,A.F.Sher
Source:  US Patent 3,760,553
Doc ID:  1972046
Year of Publication:  1972
Abstract:  
Apparatus for presenting a marshalled product group (bakery rolls, meat patties, auto mirrors, records and the like) to a film packaging system which maintains the predetermined marshalling or corrects problems therein and which involves an elevator which accepts and established the final marshalling and elevates the group to a pusher, and reciprocating pusher which moves the marshalled group into the film packaging system and the method therefor. A single pusher control chain with sensor and timing systems responsive thereto is also provided.