Spear center filler apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11383867
APP PUB NO 20200115084A1
SERIAL NO

16599759

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Exemplary embodiments are directed to an apparatus for filling a central open space in a jar. The apparatus includes a base, an indexing station including a magazine, a blade, and a first actuator, a filling station including cartridges, and a second actuator. The magazine is rotatably mounted to the base. The platform of the cutting station is configured to receive a whole cucumber at a loading area and is incrementally indexed to reposition the whole cucumber from the loading area to a cutting area above the blade. The first actuator is configured to urge the whole cucumber through the blade and cut the whole cucumber into spears. The spears drop into and are held by one of the cartridges. The second actuator is configure to push at least one of the spears out from the cartridge into the central open space of the jar.

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SOLBERN INC4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY GLEN ALLEN VA 23060-6148

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Berger, Thomas G Ridgefield, US 8 34
Ragoza, Ryan Timothy Westfield, US 2 3
Stephens, George Hewitt, US 45 526
Wall, Robert Mahwah, US 15 88

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