Continuous proofer

• US 3,266,616 A
• Filed: 12/23/1963
• Issued: 08/16/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Joe E. Thomas, Julian Rappaport
• Original Assignee: Joe E. Thomas, Julian Rappaport
• Inventors: Thomas, Joe E., Rappaport, Julian
• Application Number:
  US04/350,135
• Time in Patent Office: 967 Days
• US Class Current: 198/465.3
• CPC Class Codes: A21C 13/02 with endless conveyors , e.g. for moving the dough pieces progressively through the prover

Claims

1. A RACK CONVEYOR MECHANISM FOR RACKS HAVING AT OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF LATERALLY PROJECTING STUB SHAFTS, A PAIR OF TRANSVERSELY SPACED, PARALLEL HORIZONTAL RAILS FOR PENDENTLY SUPPORTING A RACK THEREBETWEEN, A PAIR OF TRANSVERSELY SPACED PARALLEL ENDLESS CHAINS EACH INCLUDING A LONGITUDINAL RUN, A VERTICAL RUN, AND A CURVATE RUN CONNECTING SAID RUNS, MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID CHAINS ALONG SAID RUNS, RACK STOP MEANS MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT IN TO A POSITION IN THE PATH OF SAID RACKS ON SAID LONGITUDINAL RUN TO PREVENT COASTING OF RACKS BEYOND SAID STOP MEANS AND TO A POSITION OUT THEREFROM, STUB SHAFT ENGAGING MEANS DISPOSED IN SPACED RELATION ON SAID CHAINS, AND MEANS CARRIED BY SAID CHAINS FOR MOVING SAID RACK STOP MEANS TO SAID OUT POSITION TO RELEASE SAID RACKS TO PERMIT THEM TO DESCEND ON SAID CURVATE AND VERTICAL RUNS.