Patent ID: 7114614
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: A21B,A21C,B65G

Abstract:
1. A magnetic centerguide for a grid structured for travel along a path of a conveyor, the grid defining a support surface that supports a pan, the magnetic centerguide comprising in combination: a guide member including a magnet and having an upwardly facing portion magnetically attractable to the underside of a pan when placed on the grid; a guide support carrying the guide member and supporting it with respect to at least two operative positions determined by the position of a pan on the grid, a first position at or below the support surface when a pan is supported on the grid with a pocket disposed over the guide member, and a second position substantially above the support surface for contact in a trough of a pan supported on the grid; and the guide support being attached to the grid in such a way that engagement of the guide member with the pan during travel of the grid along the path of the conveyor maintains the orientation of the pan supported on the grid.