US 12,390,052 B2
Automatic or mechanized food-process lines
Robert G. Nothum, Jr., Willard, MO (US); and Ryan D. Nothum, Springfield, MO (US)
Filed by Ryan D. Nothum, Springfield, MO (US)
Filed on May 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/739,560.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/186,080, filed on May 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0354312 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. A47J 44/00 (2006.01); A23P 20/12 (2016.01); A23P 20/15 (2016.01)
CPC A47J 44/00 (2013.01) [A23P 20/12 (2016.08); A23P 20/15 (2016.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An improvement for automatic or mechanized food-process lines comprising numerous separate machines that are formed up to make an automatic or mechanized food-process line for food process production in a the food process factory having a factory floor; said improvement being in racking and alignment provisions for assembling, dis-assembling and then re-assembling the numerous separate machines that are formed up to make the automatic or mechanized food-process line for food process production in the food process factory;
said racking and alignment provisions being adapted for at least one food process line machine that wheels about on casters or roller feet, whereby to guide the at least one food process line machine into a preferred alignment during assembling and re-assembling the line; and comprising any of:
a transfer conveyor;
a dry coating machine;
a wet coating machine;
coating machines of other natures including Panko crumb coating machines;
machines performing non-coating, cosmetic operations;
said improvement comprising:
said at least one food process line machine having a low elevation mounting structure spaced above the factory floor by a low gap;
a track attached to or affixed relative to either the low elevation mounting structure of the at least one food process machine or the factory floor, but not the other; and
a router provision attached to or affixed relative to the other of the low elevation mounting structure or the factory floor for being guided by the track.