Title: Apparatus for providing endless succession of compartmented trays

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for providing an endless succession of compartmented trays for holding pouches or the like to be processed. The apparatus has a first conveyor to provide a plurality of compartmented trays end on end in endless fashion; means for taking the trays off of the end of the conveyor and stacking them; means for destacking the trays and placing them on a second conveyor; and means for changing the trays from the second conveyor to the first conveyor to provide an endless succession of trays thereon.

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Inventors: Buix, Louis F. (Crystal Lake, IL, US)
Gribnitz, Harry J. (Addison, IL, US)
Hohner, Gary A. (Sleepy Hollow, IL, US)

Application Number: 546609
Filing Date: 1975-02-03
Publication_date: 1976-08-24
Assignee: The Quaker Oats Company (Chicago, IL)
Primary Class(es): 414/788.7 414/413, 414/788.8, 414/796.8, 414/928
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3412874	Nov, 1968	Shiffer	214/6.
3448867	Jun, 1969	Raynor et al.	214/6.
3571866	Mar, 1971	Brown	214/6.
3625384	Dec, 1971	Boerger et al.	214/306.
3770143	Nov, 1973	Breitbach	214/6.
3776395	Dec, 1973	Lingg et al.	214/6.
3854602	Dec, 1974	Blank	214/6.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Paperner, L. J.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Hunter; Charles J.