Patent ID: 9445689
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: A47J,B65G

Claim Text:
1. A transfer mechanism for use in a continuous cooking system which has a first continuous belt that travels around a roller located at an end of the continuous cooking system, the transfer mechanism comprising: a non-metallic counter-balance having a contact bar located toward its uppermost end and a load located toward its lowermost end, the contact bar sized to span a useable width of the belt, the load sized to urge the contact bar into continued contact with a portion of the first continuous belt as the first continuous belt travels around the roller; means for pivoting the counter-balance toward and away from the portion of the first continuous belt, the pivoting means arranged to provide a predetermined amount of travel relative to the first continuous belt; and means for adjusting a position of the counter-balance relative to the first continuous belt.