Patent ID: 9723952
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A47J,B65G

Claim:
1. A device for conveying a multiplicity of cylindrical food items having a length and a diameter, the device comprising: an elongated rectangular frame having multiple cross-members, the cross-members engaging an inner pair and an outer pair of longitudinal members spaced apart from one another by the multiple cross-members and trending generally perpendicular thereto, the frame having a length and width; a roller conveyor assembly comprising multiple rotatable roller members, a pair of link chains, the pair comprising a first link chain and a second link chain spaced laterally apart from the first link chain, the link chains having multiple links, at least some of the links having a first pair of platforms engaged therewith, the first link chain for riding on one of the inner pair of longitudinal members, the second link chain for riding on the second of the inner pair of longitudinal members, such that the platform of the first pair of platforms are spaced laterally across from one another, and adjacent a second pair of platforms likewise configured; a motor for engaging the frame and the link chains to drive the link chains; and a pair of toothed racks comprising a first toothed rack and a second toothed rack, the racks supported by the frame, the racks for laying adjacent the platforms, such that the gears of the drive ends are engaged with the teeth of the racks such that when the roller conveyor moves past the frame it causes the rollers to rotate.