Patent ID: 6056636
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
A system for processing an elongated strand of food material, comprising,a machine for producing an elongated food strand having a discharge station,an elongated continuous conveyor chain mounted on a support frame and having at least one loading station,a plurality of shaped hooks having a normally vertical shank with an upper end secured to said conveyor chain and a lower end terminating in a hook portion,the loading station of the conveyor chain being located adjacent the discharge station of the machine to receive loops of the strand on said hooks from the machine,the conveyor chain being disposed in a horizontal plane and having a first portion departing from its loading station, and a second portion returning to the loading station,the path of movement of the first and second portions being non-symmetrical, andpower means for moving the conveyor chain along a horizontal path on the support frame.