Conveyor system with pivotable hooks
View Patent ↗A conveyor system for linked sausage strands having a frame with an operating platform. The platform has opposite first and second ends, opposite sides, a top surface, and a wall extending along the sides and ends. A channel is formed in the top surface and a conveyor chain is disposed within the channel. Secured to the chain are a plurality of pivotable hooks that are movable between a loading position and an unloading position.
1. A hook for use with a conveyor system for linked sausage strands, comprising:
a shank having a first end securable to a conveyor and a second end; and
a hook portion pivotably received by the second end of the shank.
2. The hook of claim 1 wherein the second end of the shank has a pair of arcuate portions.
3. The hook of claim 2 wherein an opening is formed between the shank and the arcuate portion.
4. The hook of claim 1 wherein the hook portion has an upper section, a transverse section, and a lower section.
5. The hook of claim 4 wherein the lower section has an outwardly extending mounting stem.
6. The hook of claim 4 wherein the lower section has an outwardly extending separating flange.
7. The hook of claim 2 wherein the hook portion has a transverse section received within the arcuate portion of the shank.