US3648433A - Bagging table and protective cloth dispenser - Google Patents

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US3648433A
US3648433A US885512A US3648433DA US3648433A US 3648433 A US3648433 A US 3648433A US 885512 A US885512 A US 885512A US 3648433D A US3648433D A US 3648433DA US 3648433 A US3648433 A US 3648433A
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  • ABSTRACT Disclosed is a table apparatus for bagging food products, particularly bone-in cuts of fresh meat.
  • the table is preferably a dual station device and is provided with bone cut protective cloth storage racks; cloth cutters; cloth feed roller assemblies; a radiating arm, rotatable bag storage rack; and loading chutes.
  • the present invention relates to a bagging table and to a dispenser for protective cloth. More particularly, the invention relates to a table for packaging bone-in cuts of fresh red meat and to a protective cloth dispenser suitable for use therewith.
  • a bagging table has been constructed which includes as integral components thereof the elements mentioned above.
  • the bagging table is novel in its simplicity and in its unique combination of components.
  • one prime benefit is that different size meat cuts may be bagged without modification to the table.
  • the loading chute arms are unequal lengths and will accommodate either large or small cuts of meat.
  • the bag storage rack has a number of rods over which may be draped various size bags for the various sizes of meat cuts to be packaged. Operating personnel simply select the correct bag size for the cut which is to be packaged, and after slipping the bag over the end of the loading chute arms, push the meat cut into the bag and thereafter slide the meat and bag off the loading chute arms. Large bags for large cuts of meat are pulled around all of the loading chute arms; whereas, smaller bags for smaller cuts of meat are only pulled over the inside chute arms.
  • protective cloth Prior to bagging, protective cloth is placed over the protruding bones of the meat cut to prevent damage to the plastic bags ordinarily used in packaging.
  • This cloth is fed from roll packages through a slot in the table, to antirunback feed rollers, and thereafter to a conveniently located cutter means. Runback of the protective cloth from the cutters is prevented by a simple, but unique wedge action in the feed rollers which allows cloth to travel in only one direction.
  • the protective cloth when threaded through the dispensing system, acts as a tie-in member.
  • the presence of the protective cloth maintains the guide rollers and feed rollers in operative locations by forcing these rollers into their respective slot positions.
  • the protective cloth roll packages themselves are mounted on angled support pins depending from the frame of the table.
  • the table is preferably a dual station apparatus, two operators may bag meat cuts at the same time. For this reason two loading chutes, two protective cloth roll racks and two feed roller and cutter assemblies are provided on generally opposite sides of the table.
  • the table can be a single station device by eliminating appropriate components.
  • FIG. 1 is an overall side elevation view of the bagging table.
  • FIG. 2 is an overall end elevation view of the bagging table.
  • FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the antirunback feed rollers in clamping position.
  • FIG. 4 is a more detailed view of the antirunback rollers in feed position.
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view of guide rollers taken along section 55 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 6 is an isometric view of the table frame assembly.
  • the table itself comprises table top member 13 adapted to fit over frame 14.
  • the table top 13 and the frame 14 are preferably of stainless steel material.
  • Other components of the bagging table apparatus such as the loading chutes, bag storage rack, etc. are also preferably formed of stainless steel material to prevent rusting and like damage.
  • adjustable feet 15 which are screwed into the leg portions of the table frame 14.
  • These feet 15 are preferably sphere shaped and equipped with notched portions 16 which allows wrenches or like tools to be employed in screwing the feet up and down into the frame legs and to thereby compensate for nonunifiorm floor surfaces.
  • the adjustment also allows the table height to be varied to correspond to the height of additional apparatus which may be used in conjunction with, and alongside the bagging table.
  • rollers and rollers employed in the feed roller assemblies are all mounted in drop-in slots. This is preferred for convenience and other reasons explained more fully in the following.
  • the rollers are held in operative location by the force of the protective cloth action thereagainst.
  • the bag storage rack assembly 8 is detached from the table by simply lifting rack support rod 17, (as seen in FIG. 1), from rack rod guide member 18, (as seen in FIGS. 1, 2, and 6), which is fabricated into one end of table frame 14.
  • Loading chute assemblies 11, seen in FIGS. 1 and 2 may be removed from the table top by unscrewing bolts 19, (seen in FIG. 1). These bolts 19 are screwed in the support members 20 of the loading chute assembly 11 through the reinforcing plates 21 and the underside of table top 13. The reinforcing plates 21 appear most clearly in FIG. 6.
  • the frame members 22, which support feed roller assemblies 10 and cutter assemblies 9, are attached by bolts 36 to longitudinal support member 24 which. is the best seen in FIG.
  • Longitudinal support member 24 is located below the slot 23 of the table top 13 and allows sufficient space on either side for dispensing the protective cloth material through the slot.
  • the table top 13 itself, which is preferably formed stainless steel sheet, may be simply lifted off the table support frame assembly 14. What remains are the components substantially as seen in FIG. 6. Assembly in the reverse of disassembly and may be carried out with equal ease.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 I have shown the two protective cloth storage rack assemblies 12, located on opposite sides of the table. These assemblies comprise in their essential elements, hollow mounting tubes 25 positioned by locating holes 38 onto angled, support posts 26.
  • Two rolls 27 and 28 of protective cloth material with center support tubes 29 are shown positioned on one of the mounting tubes 25. In normal operation both storage rack assemblies would have protective cloth mounted thereon.
  • the support assemblies 12 are constructed so that either single, wide rolls of protective cloth may be used or so that two or more smaller rolls may employed coaxially on the same mounting tube and be dispensed side by side through the system.
  • the support posts 26, (which are affixed to frame assembly 14), be angled somewhat upwardly. Such an arrangement allows mounting tubes and rolls of material to be easily installed. It also prevents rolls from sliding off during use. Furthermore, when protective cloth is pulled off the roll in a manner as seen in FIG. 2, the forces created between the mounting tubes 25 and the support posts 26 together with the locating holes 38, create a locking couple between the mounting tubes 25 and the support posts 26.
  • the locking couple is essentially the twisting force exerted on the support posts by the contacting surfaces of locating holes 38. This force is due to rotation of the mounting tube when protective cloth is being dispenses therefrom.
  • GUIDE ROLLERS As seen in FIGS. 1 and 2, a single layer of the dispensing cloth 30 is withdrawn from the bottom of roll 27 then passed over guide rollers 31 through table slot 23; through feed roller assembly 10, and to cutter assembly 9.
  • the guide rollers 31 are mounted at both ends in slotted support members 32.
  • the support members are affixed to the underside of the frame assembly 14.
  • Guide rollers 31 are positively located in the slots 39 by the force of the cloth material acting thereagainst. These guide rollers and the similar feed rollers of the feed roller assembly are all mounted in drop-in slots for ease of operation, maintenance, ease of removal and simplicity of design.
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view of one guide rollers 31.
  • the guide roller has a solid mounting shaft 33 and two independent tubes 34 and 35 that are slipped over the shaft 33 for rotation thereon.
  • the tubes 34 and 35 are coaxial with the shaft 33.
  • the shaft is preferably a heavy solid stainless steel rod with its end machined down to fit into slots 39.
  • the separate tubes 34 and 35 allow adjacent side by side sheets or rolls of protective cloth to be dispensed through the system so that the passage of protective cloth from one roll does not affect the disposition of cloth from the other roll. For instance a cloth sheet in contact with tube 34 will cause tube 34 to rotate about shaft 33. Cloth adjacent to tube 35; however, will not be pulled through the system since tubes 34 and 35 are separate. These tubes will only act in unison when a cloth sheet is employed whose width is sufficient to engage both tubes.
  • the shaft 33 acts as a bearing surface for tubes 34 and 35.
  • the previously noted weight of the shaft aids in maintaining the rollers stationary while cloth is being dispensed thereover, and in providing a damping action for smooth cloth passage. In a typical applications one roller weights approximately 4 pounds.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 the protective cloth after passing over guide roller 31, travels upward through slot 23 to describe a double curved path between the rollers of the feed roller assembly 10.
  • the function of these rollers whose configuration is preferably identical to that of guide roller 31, may be best appreciated by referring to FIGS. 3 and 4.
  • the feed roller or antirunback assembly comprises emntially top roller 40 and lower, locking roller 41 whose axis is parallel to the axis of top roller 40; slot 42 for top roller 40, and slot and ramp 43 for lower locking roller 41.
  • These slots are fashioned in the support member 44, (the overall appearance of support members 44 and slots 42 and 43 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2).
  • roller 41 may less preferably be more positively located than the manner shown, e.g., by a shaft mounted in a completely encompassing bearing surface.
  • rollers are seen in locking position with the protective cloth 30 clamped therebetween.
  • the cloth is held immobile by the two rollers and resists downward pulling forces such as from an out of balance dispensing roll.
  • clamping position it is preferred that the end portion 50 of roller 41 not contact the wall 37 of ramp slot 43.
  • the wall 37 is fashioned in support member 44 only as a matter of convenience and does not act as a stop for roller 41. This roller is prevented from further travel down the ramp slot 43 by its contact with upper roller 40.
  • To employ wall 37 as an additional stop would require precise, expensive machining as is not necessary.
  • the previously noted weight of rollers employed aids in providing a secure clamping action.
  • feed rollers are identical to the previously described guide rollers, adjacent, or side-by-side sheets of protective cloth may be dispensed, so that the passage of cloth from one roll does not effect the disposition of cloth from the other roll.
  • cutter assembly 9 is shown.
  • This cutter assembly is essentially a serrated blade 36 against which operating personnel pull the protective cloth for cutting in a conventional manner.
  • the cutter blade is preferably chromium plated in order to improve its durability and performance.
  • the cutter blade is mounted onto support member 44, and is easily removed by screws 45 for sharpening or replacement.
  • BAG STORAGE RACK As seen in FIGS. 1 and 2, bags are stored for use on the radiating anns, or rods, 51 and are brought within easy reach of the operating personnel by simply revolving the upper part of the assembly into the desired position. Up and down adjustment is also provided by sliding support rod 17 in support guide member 18; and then, when the rack is at the desired height, by tightening, locking collar 53. If further up and down adjustment is necessary, locking collar 53 is loosened, the
  • slip agent between bags in a stack or to use bags with a slip agent on their outer surfaces.
  • This slip agent such as corn starch or any other suitable powder reduces the friction between adjacent bags in the stack and allows one bag to be removed without disturbing or pulling off the other bags in the stack.
  • a stack of bags is illustrated by 54.
  • the meat cut 45 is shown cradled in the parallel chute arms of loading chute assembly 11. Also shown is plastic bag 48 which is pulled over the innermost, but longest of the chute arms 49. If a larger meat cut were to be packaged a proportionately larger bag would be selected from the bag storage rack assembly 8 and pulled over both inner chute arms 49 and outer chute arms 50. It should be noted that the chute arms are generally parallel to the long axis of the table.
  • the plastic bags employed are preferably although not necessarily of thermoplastic material.
  • the plastic bags are also preferably heat shrinkable. This is true because bags employed with the bagging table are usually subjected to a heat shrinking operation after being loaded. Additional steps of a typical operation also include vacuumizing to reduce spoilage and subsequently sealing or clipping together of the bags open end to form an air tight package. The additional apparatus employed in these steps is often incorporated with the bagging table to form a total, meat processing system.
  • the protective cloth employed may be any kind of material suitable for this purpose which may be dispensed; handled, and cut in the aforesaid manner.
  • Nonwoven, woven, knitted, or other suitable fabrics may be employed.
  • a particularly useful protective material is described in U.S. Pat. No. 2,891,870.
  • a bagging table for bagging bone-in meat cuts comprismg:
  • a table top member located on said frame member, and having a slot therein for passage of protective sheet material therethrough;
  • a guide roller mounted in support brackets affixed to said frame member for guiding said protective cloth from said first assembly through said slot in said table top member;
  • a loading chute for inserting meat cuts into a bag g. a loading chute for inserting meat cuts into a bag.
  • a bagging table including a rotatable bag storage rack for storing different size bags, and wherein:
  • said table top member is formed from sheet material, and fits over the upper portion of said frame member, and is detachably connected thereto;
  • said first assembly comprises a hollow mounting shaft mounted by holes at its ends on upwardly angled support rods which are affixed to said frame, and wherein said rolls of protective cloth are on support tubes coaxially disposed on said hollow mounting shaft for rotation thereon;
  • said guide roller is mounted at both ends thereof in slots in said support brackets, and wherein said guide roller comprises a solid mounting shaft with two when coaxially disposed on said solid mounting shaft for rotation thereon;
  • said antirunback feed roller assembly includes antirunback feed rollers mounted at both ends thereof in slotted support brackets affixed by intermediate support members to said frame member wherein said rollers comprise an upper roller and a lower locking roller disposed on parallel axis and wherein the slot for said lower locking roller is a slanted ramp and wherein said lower locking roller at the lower portion of said slanted ramp contacts said upper roller to lock protective cloth located therebetween and prevent runback, and wherein said lower locking roller when force is applied thereagainst by protective cloth being pulled through said antirunback feed roller assembly rides upwardly on said slanted ramp to disengage with said upper roller;
  • said cutter is a chromium plated serrated blade
  • said loading chute comprises at least two parallel long inside arms and two parallel short outside arms, said arms all essentially parallel to the long; axis of said table, and wherein said meat cuts to be bagged are craddled in said arms, and wherein said rotatable bag storage rack has at least two radiating rotatable rods for draping bags thereover, and wherein said rack is vertically adjustable with respect to said bagging table.
  • a bagging table wherein said table is a dual station apparatus and includes: two said first assemblies, said first assemblies mounted on opposite sides of said table; two said guide rollers, one on a respective said opposite side; two said antirunback feed roller assemblies, one on a said respective opposite side; two said cutters; one on a said respective opposite side; and two said loading chutes, one on a said respective opposite side.
  • a bagging table for bagging bone-in meat cuts comprismg:
  • a table top member located on said frame member and having a slot therein for passage of protective sheet material therethrough;
  • an antirunback feed roller assembly including:
  • a loading chute for inserting meat cuts into a bag.
  • rollers include solid mounting shafts and tubes disposed coaxially thereover for rotation thereon and, wherein protective cloth sheet is located between said rollers whereby said lower locking roller at its lower travel on said ramp locks said sheet, and whereby said sheet when pulled through said apparatus causes said lower locking roller to move to the upper portion of its travel on said ramp.

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