Mushroom packing apparatus

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2005-10-18

2005-10-18

Gerrity, Stephen F. (Department: 3721)

Package making

With means responsive to a sensed condition

Of individual contents or group feed or delivery

C053S244000, C053S250000, C053S504000, C053S542000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06955031

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a mushroom packing apparatus comprising a grading conveyor and a plurality of locations distributed under a longitudinal axis of the grading conveyor, each location being provided, in use, with a container for collecting the mushrooms as they are deposited from the grading conveyor. The apparatus is arranged to weigh the respective container at each location and to facilitate removal of the loaded container once the loaded container has reached a predetermined weight, the apparatus being further adapted to replace each loaded container with an empty container once the respective loaded container has reached a predetermined weight.

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