Patent ID: 8387775

Claim:
An egg transfer mechanism incorporated within an egg transfer assembly, comprising: a body supporting a plurality of spool bars arranged in parallel extending and spaced apart fashion between sides of said body and defining a number of individual egg conveying lanes between an inlet and an outlet of said body; each of said spool bars further comprising at least first and second spool bar portions secured in end-to-end fashion to said sides so as to establish an overall width extending dimension; and first and second chain drives arranged at opposite ends of said spool bar portions proximate said sides, a third chain drive arranged within an intermediate width location of said body parallel to said first and second chain drives, said third chain drive supported by an underside and longitudinally extending brace which is in turn fixedly supported along a width extending interior of said body, said third chain drive supporting opposing and intermediate engaging ends of each pair of spool bar portions; said third chain drive inheriting the structural supporting aspects of said brace thereby preventing sagging of said intermediate and rotating engaging spool bar portions.