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Method and apparatus for applying advertisements to eggs

  • US 4,843,958 A
  • Filed: 11/16/1987
  • Issued: 07/04/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for applying advertisements to the surfaces of eggs comprising, a candling and grading machine, said machine including a candling area and a grading conveying means, an infeed conveying means for feeding eggs to said candling area, a transfer conveying means for transferring eggs from said candling area to said grading conveying means, said grading conveying means having balancing units carried thereby, each of said units having guide means mounted thereon, a guide member supported by said machine in fixed relationship thereto, said guide member extending downstream from the point where said transfer conveying means transfers eggs to said grading conveying means, advertisement dispensing means for providing an advertisement upon the outer surface of eggs conveyed by said grading conveying means, said dispensing means including advertisement material and being supported adjacent to said grading conveying means downstream of said point with a space between the dispensing means and the adjacent eggs at all times during operation of the apparatus, means for transferring said advertisement material from said dispensing means across said space and into contact with the outer surfaces of said eggs, said guide means engaging said guide member to support said eggs in uniform relation adjacent to said dispensing means to enable the advertisement to be provided on a precise area of the eggs.

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