Patent ID: 6786321
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
A system for conveying chains of linked food products comprising:a first conveyor having a first path of motion from a loading station proximate a linker to an unloading station and back to the loading station; a first set of link support members coupled to the first conveyor, the link support members configured to receive and suspend therefrom a first chain of linked food product discharged from the linker at the loading station and to convey the first chain to the unloading station; a second conveyor having a second path of motion from the loading station to the unloading station and back to the loading station; and a second set of link support members coupled to the second conveyor, the link support members configured to receive and suspend therefrom a second chain of linked food product discharged from the linker at the loading station and to convey the second chain to the unloading station; wherein the loading station and the unloading station are shared between the first conveyor and the second conveyor; wherein receiving the second chain at the second set of link support members is not effected by an interruption in movement of the first conveyor.