Apparatus for bunching, trimming, and banding vegetables

Details Apparatus for bunching, trimming, and banding vegetables Apparatus for bunching, trimming, and banding vegetables

1984-07-30

1986-07-22

Sipos, John

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53435, 53515, 53585, B65B 1302

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046011560

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for bunching, trimming and banding vegetables and the like comprising a plurality of arms (20) each having fixed thereto an upstanding finger (32) means (22) supporting the arms for movement in a common plane toward and away from a common area, an actuator (28) for moving the arms in unison and a top plate (16) forming a center opening (18) centered about the common area whereby the arms can be moved to the center, an elastic band (34) placed over the upstanding fingers, the arms actuated away from the common area and a bunch of vegetables inserted so that movement of the arms back toward the common area will allow the elastic band to hold the bunch. A truncated cone shaped hollow guide (37) positioned beneath the arms will guide the vegetables together for bunching.

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patent: 3974762 (1976-08-01), Kita
patent: 4095391 (1978-06-01), Anguiano
patent: 4401020 (1983-08-01), Brux

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