Patent ID: 7303776

Claim:
A food packaging device comprising an automated device for packaging cooked French fries into an individual portion-sized French fry container, the automated device comprising: a carriage mounted to the food packaging device, the carriage being movable in at least one linear direction; a mechanical arm having a first end and a second end, the first end being affixed to the carriage and the second end having an end-of-arm tool; wherein the end-of-arm tool comprises a scoop and a French fry carton grasping mechanism for picking up and grasping an erected individual portion-sized French fry carton from an erected carton pick-up location, and scooping the erected carton while held by the end-of-arm tool into a quantity of cooked French fries located at a filling location to fill the French fry carton; and the carriage and arm being movable for transporting the filled French fry carton and depositing the filled French fry carton at a drop-off location spaced from the filling location.