Patent ID: 6495182
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: A21B,A47J,B65G

Abstract:
An apparatus for loading food patties into an entry opening of a conveyorized cooking apparatus, the apparatus for loading food patties comprising:a frame; a nonforaminous endless loading belt supported on said frame; at least one resilient cleat extending outwardly from said endless loading belt and adapted and positioned to contact the lowermost patty of a stack of patties placed on said endless loading belt when said endless loading belt is driven, said cleat being flexible to yieldably deflect under said stack of patties if the lowermost patty cannot be disengaged from the stack of patties; and a transverse partition spaced from said endless loading belt such that when the loading apparatus is positioned adjacent the entry opening and said endless belt is driven, the lowermost food patty is urged into contact with said at least one cleat and pushed by said at least one cleat between said endless loading belt and said transverse partition and into the entry opening.