Title: Briquet strip breaker

Abstract: Apparatus for separating a strip of briquets issuing from a briquetting machine into individual briquets by bending the briquet strip both longitudinally and transversely to break the connections between adjacent briquets. The apparatus includes a carrying conveyor having arcuate, waveform or sawtooth conveyor slats and a conforming conveyor having conveyor slats with a cross section which mates with that of the carrying conveyor. The conforming conveyor forces the briquet strip to conform to the slat configuration of the first conveyor and to pass around a pivot means which breaks or separates the strip into individual briquets.

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Inventors: Sanzenbacher, Charles W. (Charlotte, NC, US)
Escott, Robert M. (Charlotte, NC, US)

Application Number: 000395
Filing Date: 1979-01-02
Publication_date: 1980-04-08
Assignee: Midrex Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Primary Class(es): 266/137 100/94, 225/99, 225/102, 266/172, 266/195, 266/259, 425/334
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US Patent Ref:

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Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Rutledge, L. Dewayne
Assistant Examiner: Lewis, Michael L.
Attorney: Dougherty; Ralph H.