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I think it would be cool if we could get a web cam placed somewhere to watch this progress. Even to timelapse or something like the cameras that were placed on the Matterhorn for Nemo timelapse.
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Bauman said that Garcia complained of a headache on June 7 and went to bed. When her parents checked on her later, she was unresponsive and was taken first to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett and then transferred to Seattle Children's Hospital. By the time she arrived at Children's, "she was pretty much in a coma," Bauman said.
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I have a long strip of flowerbed...my puzzlement is on the placement of my wisteria tree. The tree has a front and a back. The strip it's going on it will be an end planting. So...do I face the front so that we can view it nicely while on the patio beside it. Or look at the side of it from that area and have the front facing the direction I am standing taking this photo. So I am looking at it's front? Or...face the front at the road? Seeing the back of the tree from our patio?
The tree will come down further on the bed...toward the end. Just sat it there when I unloaded it.
If there wasn't the road...which is a private lake road which we are the only house on that road, still...when one drives by do you want them to see the best side of the tree?
Answered my own question about facing it so where I stood taking the photo being the front facing part of the tree. Looks weird that way. The back side doesn't look bad...just when doing bonsai you want the branches to go away towards the back...this isn't bonsai...looking at the tree...front side or backside still looks decent.
Thanks Min...we love her to pieces. An Australian Shepherd...amazing dogs they are. So smart! We also have English bulldogs which...are stubborn, so having a dog that listens and strives to please. Is amazing! Her name is Ahsoka like in the character of Clone Wars when it aired on TV. Oh...her coloring is considered Blue Merle Tri. (Tri since she has copper on her face and such...white...then the Merle.) I attached a photo that I took this past winter on our walk in a winter wonderland...fresh fallen snow...untouched by man.
Yardvaark...good point! Though...it was a less aggressive wisteria tree than the other variety that they also had at the nursery. It totally looked wild! Vines sprouting from the trained multi trained trunk. The nursery guy says he leaves them unpruned so the newbie owner knows what they are in for. Mine...had a sucker at the base...which I was told to tear off verses prune. He said mine would sucker verses vine like crazy like the other trunks were doing with the other variety of wisteria trees.
I may wish to save that sucker...It too has bloom buds. A foot tall it is...so I need to look into air layering...or seeing if it would root if I tore it off. If it's even possible.
Marcinde...lol your choice of words were priceless!
Oh WOW! your photo of Ahsoka is a classic- with the white of the snow and dark tree limbs and trunks and her beautiful colors, I'm convinced it could win a photo prize- and believe me I have looked at a lot of contest photos of dogs.
Oh... sorry everybody, were we talking about planting a tree?
Thanks Min...I have been asked to enroll a few of my photos into a photo contest. Historical Society does a mill festival...photos are judged. I have several nature photos that they also feel worthy of being judged. The photo of Ahsoka...I stood paused...thinking how as you say...it all just worked so well together in composition. That I almost lost the photo in retrospect. Glad I didn't...that one was requested to be placed in the contest as well.
Another favorite of that walk...
Now...back to planting trees. ;)
Is your wisteria the native wisteria frutescens? You will really enjoy that--the flowers are smaller than the chinese species, but you will get some continued bloom through the summer.
And it is definitely less aggressive than the other.
Wasn't sure what the variety it was. The owner of the nursery was frustrated it wasn't marked clearly. But...was confused that it had spent bloom stems...yet, had an abundance of bloom buds. The bloom stems that were spent were much smaller than the other wisteria trees which had those jungle vines all over the trained trunk. Those jungle wisteria trees after investigation...had no bloom buds like the one I brought home. He was shocked to see it was blooming a second time.
I guess time will tell. But I love that it may bloom more often than most! I appreciate your input junco. I will research that variety...and watch mine bloom closely. You may have just pegged the variety I have!
Researched the variety you mentioned...junco...that it's on it's second bloom cycle leaves me quite hopeful that it is the one you mentioned. Leaving me more estatic than prior...I mean...that would mean this second bloom cycle isn't a fluke! But the characteristic of the variety itself.
Thanks again for tossing that out there.
Junco...the trained tree has bloomed...what do you think? I have my hand/thumb for comparison of size of blooms. Very small...which I knew when I bought it it would be. Very petite blooms are actually very cute. Since I do bonsai...the sucker will be air layered next spring...but even it bloomed!
You can see...even the larger racemes/blooms are far smaller than the traditional wisteria. So I believe your right...I have some variety of the native wisteria.
The Amethyst Falls has a horrible reputation for smelling bad or no scent at all. This one has a very slight sweet floral fragrance that was surprising. The neighbors are taken with this trained vine that is tree formed. And have all commented on it's faint sweet scent being so beautiful. Which it is pleasant.


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Great accents. Very French.
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You like swash buckling? This is the place where it all started! You ever dream of being an handsome, well dressed, well spoken, romantic, sexy, witty, and best swords-man in the known world? You MUST listen to this wild tale of valor, honor, lust, greed, politics, evil, goodness, humor and heroic swords play!
I am a proud Mexican woman that loves words and reading/listening to books. I also believe that only through knowledge can we achieve progress.
The narration at some points was a little difficult to follow with everyone having VERY similar names, however that has more to do with the author Alexandre Dumas than it does with John Lee.
"great story"
This classic novelist does not disappoint! I have seen the many movies but this is the first time that I have "read" the book and am looking forward to listening to the many sequels. John Lee as narrator is, as always, right on in his interpretation of the characters. A satisfying purchase. thanks audible for bring me the Classics this way
"great narrator for a great classic"
The narrator has a nice voice and it's nice to have someone else pronounce all of the French names for me! The narrator uses a high-pitched voice for the dialog of female characters, which is entertaining and keeps you from getting lulled to sleep by such a pleasant voice.
"The Original is Better"
This is my first Dumas book but I'd be willing to read another. I thought I knew this story well because of the movies and plays I'd seen of it but the original is so different then edited versions that I was surprised.
No, but it could be. I prefer taking stories in pieces so I can think about what has happened for a bit before I go on reading. This one did well in pieces for me.


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More than three months ago, I argued that McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) was undervalued due to its global footprint and impressive innovation. From free Wi-Fi to menu updates and promotional efforts, McDonald's is led by an expert team that knows how to drive shareholder value while building an already-strong brand. Since the article was published (see here), the stock has appreciated by 13.2% while Yum! (NYSE:YUM) appreciated by 10.4% and the S&P 500 by 4%. While I maintain that the famous restaurant chain is still an attractive defensive stock to hedge against macro volatility, I find that the upside is limited at this point.
From a multiples perspective, restaurant stocks are fairly expensive - perhaps the price investors need to pay for reputation. McDonald's trades at a respective 19.1x and 17x pas tanned forward earnings while Yum! trades at a respective 22.6x and 18x past and forward earnings.
Both firms have betas below 1 and are thus relatively stable in terms of investment returns, but McDonald's has a meaningfully larger dividend yield at 2.9%. The main opportunity that Yum! has going for it is improving gross margins, which are 1,160 basis points below that of its competitor.
At the third quarter earnings call, McDonald's esteemed CEO, Jim Skinner, noted strong global results:
For the third quarter, global comparable sales were up 5%, and constant currency's operating income increased 8%, and EPS increased 6% to $1.45.
Our global success continues with every area in the world contributing. In the United States, comparable sales for the quarter were up 4.4%, and operating income grew 6%. In Europe, comparable sales for the quarter increased 4.9%, and operating income grew 6% in constant currencies. And in Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa, comp sales for the quarter increased 3.4%, and operating income grew 15% in constant currencies. And our momentum, I'm happy to say, is continuing into October with global comparable sales expected to be up 4% to 5%.
November same store sales rose 7.5% in November, about 290 bps higher than expectations. In addition, the firm is benefitting from solid pricing and promotion. Risks include slower volume in Europe and the United States and also margin declines. Although less than 20% of restaurants are owned-and-operated (which have higher margins than those licensed or franchised), this group made up 67.4% of the firm's 2012 revenues.
Consensus estimates for McDonald's EPS are that it will grow by 13.4% to $5.23 in 2011 and then by 9.6% and 9.8% more in the following two years. Of the 16 revisions to estimates, all but one went up. Assuming a multiple of 18x and a conservative 2012 EPS of $5.66, the rough intrinsic value of the stock is $101.88, implying 4.5% upside. However, if the multiple were to fall to a more reasonable level of 16x and 2012 EPS turns out to be 4.4% below the consensus at $5.48, the stock would depreciate by 10.1%. Accordingly, I recommend holding out for now, despite the solid "buy" recommendation on the Street.
Yum! has impressive cash flow and 2012 will likely be an inflection point for the firm due to particularly weak performance in 2011. Input volatility, margins, and slower-than-expected demand in China remain very real concern, but I anticipate that fourth quarter same store growth in China will be around 15%.
Moreover, I like the firm's emphasis on expansion and building new stores over improving existing ones. Around 58% of EBIT now comes from emerging market and the Little Sheep brand remains a major catalyst going forward.
Consensus estimates for Yum!'s EPS are that it will grow by 13.4% to $2.87 in 2011 and then by 12.5% and 14.6% more in the following two years. If the multiple were to fall to 19.1x - where McDonald's is trading at now - and 2012 EPS turns out to be 7.4% below the consensus, the firm would be fairly valued. The Street also rates shares a solid "buy".
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Homeschooling and Peaceful Weight Loss
Motherhood and homeschooling proved to be fertile ground for overeating. I yearned to leave the house, but it would be nap time. When driving in town, I traded my frustrations for fast food or coffee drinks. I worried my son would think driving in a car, leaving an office, or a trip home from the grocery store equaled drive thru purchases of fast food or snacks eaten in the car. Sometimes I waited until my husband was home then rushed to the McDonald's parking lot to eat two small burgers, a small fry, and a drink. My son was my mirror for my behaviour. His requests to stop and eat somewhere versus when it would not cross his mind were a reflection on my habits. If he could make those mental shifts based on my habits, surely I could too. But, what did I need to make that shift? Where was my parent controlling what I ate? Where was the mother for the mother? No one. because I was too old for a mother to monitor my food and to stubborn to listen. It was up to me. How could I muster up the will to change? What needed to happen for me, not my friends and not other moms, that would make my life sweeter so sugary drinks would lose their grip?
I needed reconnection with the part of me that loved learning. Whether taking time learning music, trying a recipe or sitting at a cafe reading and writing – I needed learning and creating in my life. Motherhood didn't take away the woman I am and my love for these things. I neglected a part of myself, and the consequences of doing so were unavoidable.
I honored how much time I needed to replenish this empty cup. I released guilt and expectations of what it "should" look like, and that includes homeschooling. Homeschooling for me isn't about entertaining my son from 8-2pm, like a school day. I thought about the kind of child care I wanted for him and after some time, it appeared. I happily enjoy my work while he learns about Minecraft with a group of mixed aged children. He loves this time as evidenced by his various aged friends, constant reading and researching on how to create things in Minecraft. It is not unlike what I have done for myself. Academic and lesiure learning happens around our family schedule, not to copy anyone else and not around one person. I looked at our family as a whole with each person needing space for their individual needs.
When I honored time I needed to plug into my dreams, I turned around to see that my husband and son were flourishing. Any perceived gaps I thought I created became filled with bonding beyond my expectations. My son found a sibling family and my husband joined a gym because he missed his former weight routine. All I needed to create the life I desired was a willingness to try – to step forward – and ignore any naysayers or judgmental voices of how homeschooling and weight loss should appear.
Homeschooling and Peaceful Weight Loss coexist. Do you feel stuck in your motherhood? Are you overeating that stress? Ask yourself the right questions and listen to the guidance you receive – even if in a small way. You are the change.
Honor Your Spending – Honor Yourself
As a coach, I hear women call themselves lazy and undisciplined. They lament the lack of time they exercise and cook healthy meals. Where money travels indicates your values so don't apologize for how your spend your money.
When living in an area of high value, life feels right and the purchases we make feel right. When we spend money on something we don't hold in high esteem, it hurts to write that check. We create buyer's remorse.
Admitting that weight loss isn't important to you doesn't make you lazy. It means weight loss efforts trump another area of life. When my father battled lung cancer weight loss was not important to me. I treaded water, investing no money on weight loss or learning new recipes. Instead, I spent money traveling to see my father, sending him food items, books, and spending time with on the phone while he received chemotherapy. I look back with gratitude for every dollar, and I spent on that value. I do not see myself as lazy because I didn't lose weight at that time.
If you love fashion, set aside that money and enjoy it! It took me some time to embrace my love of wearing beautiful clothing. If you love providing your children with the best books, then make a plan to create that in your budget. When weight loss education seems nice but you would rather purchase a nice dress for work – honor that. If you want to learn how to raise weight loss to a higher value so you can honor it more, I can help with that. The areas of life where you spend money indicate your bigger mission and purpose. How can weight loss improve, enhance, or accelerate the areas of life you already value?
Be kind to yourself. There are magnificent reasons why we overeat. When you are ready to learn, the teacher will appear. And the song for today's post is Steal My Girl by One Direction. Cheesy? Maybe. My take away is appreciating your own beauty today!
Find the Right Coach/Mentor
Hang around the teacher's lounge long enough and you will hear tales of lazy, undisciplined children. In the same way, coaches will complain their clients aren't ready to do the work or are unfocused. In both cases, neither is forcing us to look at ourselves. We assume the perceived problem is with the other person.
And you need to know that the reason you don't do what these coaches suggest is because it's not aligning to your values. So you are labeled lazy, undisciplined, not driven. You are given these labels instead of realizing that you're self defeating because what they suggest is not congruent with your values. And so you go to different consultants until you finally find the one who matches, whose values are aligned with yours.
Dr. John Demartini, http://blog.drdemartini.com/look-seeking-mentor-coach/
Some examples of misalignment of values could be
* a strict, religious, school expecting the out of the box thinker to conform without strife.
* a client who values long, thoughtful answers as opposed to quick responses.
* teaching a student from a Cajun music family classical music when she wants to play in her family band.
Sometimes we learn from trial and error, and that is okay. Sometimes it is in the learning of what we don't value that we realize what we do. This is why my coaching system includes a tool for determining what you value and it may not be what you think it is. I never moved forward as much as when I stopped focusing on my problems and shifted to what I valued most and how to align my life to do more of it.
My son sings this song and the message reminds me what is possible when we embrace who we are, not putting ourselves above or below another.
"Never letting go
Gotta learn to go
Watch me as I touch the sky
Still I fly"
You Are Worth Your Time
One way I treated myself as a queen was breakfast! I've always loved a hearty breakfast and I still enjoy one to this day! The ingredients have changed but the warm, southern flavors still remain. I am worth the time it takes for a great breakfast. I don't feel that way about dinner. For dinner I could eat a bowl of cereal.
You are worth taking the time to find ways to enjoy and love your life!
What is one way you will enjoy your life this week?
Food and Spirituality
The title I chose for this piece has a story behind it. I have been noticing the connection between what I eat and how I feel. The added benefit was that as I became more present with what I ate, my spiritual connection increased. I began to feel full inside, as feelings of calm, peacefulness and even joy began emerging. When I felt this connected and centered, I felt abundant in many ways and did not need all the excess comfort food. Life feels more beautiful when connected to the simple abundance available to us all. Rozanne Henry, Artist
What is your spiritual quest? What brings you meaning? What do you want in return for your service?
What are you doing right now that you love enough to eat in a way that fuels you do to more of it?
These are big questions. Need help with answers? Drop me a line or take out a notebook and start writing.
When I started my weight loss journey of healing I could not see where I would be today – doing what I am doing. Trust. Trust that there is more for you and as you are ready, it will reveal itself. Here are some affirmations and words of power to get you going.
Record your inspirations and act on them.
I am humble, I am a disciple, and I listen to my soul.
I am an expression of the divinity, and I honor myself.
Oh how I love combining what I eat with what I do in between meal time! Soul Cake are two words that fit together perfectly! We are living a life so sweet, full of soul and our heart's desire that it really is like Soul Cake!
What's in My Lunch Bag aka Power Bag?
A big key to feeling great is taking charge of your food when away from home. Before heading out for the day, I show you what I bring with me. I bring more food than I need so I always in case I am stuck in town.
If you are interested in the recipes for my snacks head over to the Protective Diet website.
What's in your power bag?
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Oh, I could write an entire book on the highs and lows of plans I have bought along the way. The good news is I learned so much! But on the other hand, I am reminded of this quote by Mark Twain, "Be careful about reading health books, you may die of a misprint."
What foods have you have taken on or left out as you have gone through your life?
Tell me all about it here on on my facebook page, The Peaceful Weight Loss Coach.
The Lady at the Buffet
I saw a lady in the Greek buffet I perceived to be checking out of life. She was overweight and sat close to the buffet with her phone in one hand, a magazine in her lap, and two plates of fried food.
We either eat our dreams or live them. We either step into our lives or we feast on fried food and the agendas of others. It's easier to read about the lives of others than to open my mind and heart to the plate of life.
In my own life, I moved out of that space slowly. My mind and heart don't always work as one. I want to be "that person" who could get by with a healthy meal for my body, but the next thing I knew – I was overeating. Will power was never enough. The only thing that made shifting peaceful was allowing myself the desire for more of life. I gave my eyes a chance to blink gently into how my family, work, and physical body could change. Sometimes just thinking bigger was so overwhelming that I shut in down and became the lady at the restaurant table ordering item after item.
I never moved so slowly as when I spent hours with therapists talking about food. I never moved so fast as when I focused on what I wanted out of life and found mentors and coaches that held space for me to take the next steps. I'm not saying all therapy is bad – I am only speaking from my experience. Until I shifted my focus complaining about what others had done to me instead of how they came to strengthen me for more major changes stood at a standstill.
Is there an area of your life where you are eating your dreams? Avoiding success? Fear of failure? Wondering what will people think?
What is one aspect of your life that could use a tiny step forward? Tell me about it. I want to know. Share here or on my Facebook page, The Peaceful Weight Loss Coach.
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) has cancelled the first two weeks of the regular season after the league owners and players were unable to resolve a bitter labour dispute on Monday.The decision, confirmed by NBA commissioner David Stern, was made after both parties failed to draw up a new collective bargaining agreement in a last-ditch meeting in New York. The season was scheduled to start on November 1 and the abandonment covers all games originally scheduled to be played through to November 14. "Despite extensive efforts, we have not been able to reach a new agreement with the players' union that allows all 30 teams to be able to compete for a championship while fairly compensating our players," NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. The league said refunds plus interest were available for all NBA season-ticket holders for all pre-season and regular-season games that were cancelled. Among the games that have gone is the planned opening day that would have pitted the champions, the Dallas Mavericks, at home to the Chicago Bulls and the Oklahoma City Thunder at the L.A. Lakers. Standing firmPlayers Association (NBPA) president Derek Fisher, of the Lakers, said the move was not a surprise. "I continue to believe that we've been more than fair and reasonable in our approach. This is what we anticipated would happen, and here we are," he said, in comments reported by CBS Sports website. "This is not just about dollars and cents for players. It's about a system for our guys to operate under."
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Roses in December!
Notes from a Country Garden…. Roses in December!
December 01, 2011
Last year I remember writing about frozen roses in December, but this is something altogether different! Mine are still blooming! Well, not as lovely as before, actually they look quite sad, but they are still going!
Most of my garden has been finished for about 10 days now since we have had some hard frosts. But this area is slightly protected with the house and wing-walls. It keeps the winds from the plants and soaks up whatever sun we have been getting.
We have had SEVERAL inches of rain and yesterday it snowed over an inch, then quickly melted.
I at first thought the roses were frozen in bloom, then noticed that new ones were opening in the sun today.
Many were facing downward, and I think that is what protected them a bit.
But as you can see many of the roses have over 15 blooms still on them and buds ready to open.
It is a rare treat to be putting up the Christmas decorations and roses still blooming.
I have been drying a few blooms this year and I think I will go back out and collect a bouquet.
I can then mix them in with my dried hydrangea blooms in my bedroom.
One thing I enjoy about cool season blooms is the color changes, you never quite know what they will be.
Pink roses look peach, yellow turn cream….
And the cool days make them last much longer…
So delicate, I had many petals fall as I photographed….
The light was just magical, just enough moisture to glisten…
Petals so thin they were almost transparent….
And quite a few had good scent this late in the year. It was quite cold, low 40s today.
This is one of my favorites, just every shade of pink/peach/yellow/cream all blended in one.
But there is something about yellow roses, they just glow in the late fall.
You can see these from across the yard, they are beacons of light.
Rose hold such promise, the promise of blooms to come in the Spring, each one more beautiful than I remembered. Thanks so much for stopping by and sorry for such a long post. But in Indiana this is quite a rare thing and I wanted to make sure to remember it.
Happy Gardening….Brooke
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- Christine From Nova ScotiaApril 28, 2012 at 7:12 PM
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Which of your fall roses bloomed the best?
Wonderful to hear from you and taking the time to visit. Come back soon and let me know how I can visit you online as well. I love to meet new gardeners!
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A fruit bin is provide with a perforated floor or bottom allowing at least a single vertical, movable wall that is mounted to move in and out of said perforation into a fruit storage bin. The movable wall is mounted to a feed metering device that serves a dual function of also metering fruit to a fruit processing machine such as a fruit juicer.
1. A fruit bin for containing fruit and including means for allowing dispensing of said fruit from said fruit bin, said fruit bin having a bin wall and fixed floor portion shaped toward said bin wall, the improvement comprising:
fruit lift means for elevating one of said fruit contained in said fruit bin to an elevation above said floor portion of said fruit bin for dispensing of said fruit,
a pair of slots in said floor portion of said fruit bin, and
a pair of divider means mounted for reciprocal movement through said pair of slots in said floor portion wherein said pair of divider means move vertically through said pair of slots in said floor portion of said fruit bin as one of said fruit is elevated in said fruit bin.
2. The invention in accordance with claim 1 wherein said divider means have dissimilar perimeter shapes whereby the dissimilar perimeter shapes of said divider means are effective in destroying any bridging of said fruit in said fruit bin due to said dissimilar perimeter shapes of said divider means acting on said fruit in said fruit bin.
3. The invention in accordance with claim 1 wherein said pair of divider means are attached to and move vertically with said fruit lift means.
4. The invention in accordance with claim 1 wherein said fixed floor portion sloped toward said bin wall comprises two fixed floor portions sloping downwardly toward each other.
5. The invention in accordance with claim 1 wherein said means for dispensing said fruit from said fruit bin includes said fruit lift means having an aperture therein, said aperture is generally circular and may allow the passage of said fruit from said fruit bin.
This application is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 07/264,572 filed Oct. 31, 1988, now abandoned.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention has to do with fruit juice extraction equipment and more specifically with a fruit storage bin that is proximate to and connected to such a fruit juice extraction device. The device is configured to store fruit in a manner that allows gravity feed from the bottom of the bin onto a fruit elevator that elevates the fruit for subsequent gravity feed to the fruit juice extraction equipment. As the fruit is being elevated the device of this invention also causes at least a single wall portion or multiple wall portions to be moved vertically through the fruit storage bin to "tumble" the fruit stored in the bin and thereby prevent "bridging" of the fruit in the fruit storage bin.
2. Summary of the Invention
A fruit storage bin has a two panel angled floor bottom that is surrounded by four bin walls that provide an open container for the storage of fruit such as oranges, grapefruit, lemons, limes, etc. prior to the fruit being processed through a fruit juice extractor. The fruit storage bin is provided with mechanism that assists in the removal of fruit from the bin by preventing "bridging" of fruit in the bin.
The mechanism for preventing bridging comprises a pair of generally vertical wall elements that are positioned over slots or perforations in the floor of the fruit bin. The vertical wall elements are mounted for reciprocal movement to, in a preferred embodiment of this invention, a vertically moving fruit elevator that is provided to elevate fruit into a fruit juice extractor. The vertical wall elements have dissimilar shapes that promote the jostling of fruit in the fruit storage bin, again with the intent of eliminating bridging in the fruit storage bin.
The invention presented herein is shown in the drawing figures in which:
FIG. 1 is a partially sectioned side elevation view of a juice extractor, with portions removed for clarity, that also shows a fruit storage bin and movable components thereof in phantom and solid line depictions;
FIG. 2 is a projected view of of the fruit storage bin with portions broken away for clarity;
FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of of the fruit storage bin with portions broken away to show the movable components in their lowermost position;
FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the fruit storage bin with portions broken away to show the movable components in an intermediate position;
FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the fruit storage bin with portions broken away to show the movable components in their uppermost position.
The invention is best understood from an understanding of FIGS. 1 and 2 which best show the environment of the invention and the structure of the fruit storage bin.
The single head juice extractor, generally 10, is a device that has been designed to provide fruit juice extraction at point of sale locations such as supermarkets, roadside stands, and restaurants. The juice extractor is generally contained in a frame 12 which provide vertical supports for the extractor components. The extractor components include a lower cup 14, a lower knife 16, a juice manifold 18 which, along with other components not necessary to describe in this application, are supported on mounting flange 20 to the frame 12 of the juice extractor, generally 10.
A upper cup 22, including an upper knife 24 is carried for reciprocal movement on a fruit lift drive arm 26. The fruit lift is reciprocated by a drive means, which is not shown in any of the figures for reasons of simplicity.
Fixedly mounted to the frame 12 is stationary fruit guide 28 which includes a fruit dam section 30 and a fruit chute section 32.
An exemplary fruit 34 is shown in position to be squeezed in the lower fruit cup 14. The fruit juice extraction process includes moving the upper cup 22 downwardly by means of the fruit lift drive arm to compress the fruit between the upper and the lower fruit cups, 22 and 14 respectively, while the orifice tube 36 is reciprocally driven by means of its drive structure 38 into the fruit as the fruit is being "juiced".
As the fruit lift drive arm is moved reciprocally it will also move the fruit lift means 40 along with it. The fruit lift 40 is attached at a fruit lift drive arm attachment point 42 to the fruit lift drive arm 26 and is guided in its reciprocal motion by guide means not shown. The fruit lift also includes a fruit bridge wall 44 that has a large aperture provided therein and fruit bridge 46 attached to the upper area of the fruit lift means 40.
The fruit hopper or fruit bin, generally 50 is basically a rectangular structure having a floor 52 surrounded by end area side walls such as 54, a front bin wall 56 and a bin wall 58. The floor is comprised of floor plates that are angled toward each other on a downward slope of approximately fifteen degrees to meet at a junction. The floor 52 may be fixed, stationary or non-movable as shown in each of the drawing figures. The floor may also be angled downwardly toward the front bin wall 56 at an angle of approximately fifteen degrees. The floor 52 is provided with a pair of slots or perforations. These perforations, a right side perforation 64 and a left side perforation 66, will accommodate the passage of dividers attached to the fruit lift wall 44.
The divider plates, the right side divider plate being 60 and the left side divider plate being 62, are attached to the front of the fruit lift 40, that is, to the fruit lift wall 44 and will move in reciprocal motion with the fruit lift as the fruit lift is cycled up and down with the upper cup 22.
The divider plates are similar in that they extend outwardly from the front wall of the fruit lift into the fruit bin, generally 50. The divider plates, 60 and 62, are positioned proximate the slots 64 and 66 in the bin floor and are free to move through their respective slots 64 and 66.
Each divider plate has an outline shape or perimeter shaft that differs from the other. For instance, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 the right side divider 60 has a height at the fruit lift wall the same as the left side divider 62. The right side divider 60 has an upper edge that slopes downwardly at a relatively shallow angle to second segment of the divider wherein the upper edge of the divider slopes down at a more radical angle to a transition point where the upper edge of the divider is relatively horizontal or extends upwardly at an angle of approximately fifteen degrees to match the slope of the floor 52. The bottom edge of the divider plate extends downwardly towards the front bin wall 56 to eventually attach to the fruit lift wall 56. The angle of the bottom edge may be fifteen degrees, horizontal or any other angle that is reasonably desired.
The left side divider 62 will, as stated above, have a silhouette different from the above described right side divider. For instance, progressing outward from the fruit lift wall the top of the left side divider 62 will progress at a shallow downward angle, preferably not the same angle as the angle of the first sloped portion of the right side divider, then into a radically sloped section and finally into another shallow sloped section at the outboard end of the left side divider. The bottom edge of the left side divider is similar to the lower edge of the right side divider in the preferred embodiment shown.
The configuration of the right and left side divider walls are primarily designed to destroy any bridging of fruit in the fruit storage bin. The tumbling action of the fruit as the fruit lift is cycled up and down causes any bridging of the fruit to be broken as the upper edges of the dividers impact on the fruit in the bin. The method of feeding fruit from the bin is as follows.
The fruit bin, generally 50, can be of any size however the fruit bin show in the preferred embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 is sized to accommodate one carton of fruit, for instance one carton of oranges. The carton of fruit will be dumped into the fruit bin at a point in the machine cycle when the divider walls are at a low point such that they are substantially below the floor of the fruit bin. FIG. 3 shows this starting position. The oranges, as previously identified as exemplary oranges 34, will roll toward to the junction between the floor plates and also toward the front bin wall 56. To remove only a single orange from the fruit bin the aperture 48 in the fruit lift wall 44 is sized to allow one orange to pass through the fruit wall 44 when the fruit lift in is the lowest displacement of its stroke, slightly lower than the position of the fruit lift position shown in FIG. 3. In order that the single fruit can roll freely into the juice extractor it is necessary to remove as much of the pressure exerted on the orange to be fed as possible. This is done in the instant invention through the facility of the right side and left side dividers, 60 and 62, which will relieve pressure on the orange occupying the lowest section of the floor of th fruit bin. The optimum spacing between the right side and the left side dividers is at least equal to the approximate diameter of the largest of the fruit expected to be processed by the juice extractor. Pressure is relieved from above the orange to be fed as the fruit lift 40 is urged upward responsive to the upper cup being driven upward by the fruit lift drive arm. As the fruit lift is driven upward the attached right and left side divider plates, the upper or top edges thereof, will press against any fruit adjacent the orange that is at the lowest portion of the fruit bin. By pushing these adjacent oranges out of contact with the single orange to be fed the single orange can roll freely through the large aperture 48 in the fruit lift wall 44.
As can best be seen in FIG. 1, once the orange 34 is at least partially through the large aperture the orange will be supported on the fruit bridge 46 and prevented from rolling off the fruit bridge as the fruit lift is being raised by the fruit dam 30 until the orange clears engagement with the fruit dam at the uper end thereof. At this point the orange will be free to roll off the fruit bridge 46 and via the fruit chute to the lower cup 14. The served orange is now ready to be squeezed.
FIG. 4 shows the fruit lift in an intermediate position prior to a position where the orange is discharged to the fruit chute. The full upwardly displaced position is shown in FIG. 5 where it is seen that the next orange to be fed to the fruit extractor has already rolled into position at the lowest portion of the fruit bin floor. From the FIG. 5 position the the fruit lift will cycle downwardly as the orange is being squeezed, refer to FIG. 1. It should be noted that the fruit lift will go all the way to the lowest end of its stroke on every cycle so that the path to the lowest point of the floor of the fruit bin is not obstructed by the upper edges of the right side and left side dividers appended to the fruit lift wall. The FIG. 3 embodiment does not show the right side divider in its lowest position which will obviously below the floor of the fruit bin or at least low enough to allow the oranges to roll to the desired position for the next fruit lift cycle.
It should be pointed out that the contact between the top edges of the left side and the right side dividers on the oranges or the other fruit in the fruit bin as the dividers are cycled upwardly will tumble the fruit on each cycle to prevent or eliminate bridging.
The following claims attempt to reserve for the inventor of this fruit bin with fruit lift concept all rights in the invention to the extent possible under the law. Nuances of design that don't depart from the spirit and broad scope of the invention as claimed are considered to be covered by the following claims.
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