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A23N

MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR TREATING HARVESTED FRUIT, VEGETABLES, OR FLOWER BULBS IN BULK, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PEELING VEGETABLES OR FRUIT IN BULK; APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ANIMAL FEEDING-STUFFS

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; PREPARATION, TREATMENT OR PRESERVATION THEREOF
Subclass:
MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR TREATING HARVESTED FRUIT, VEGETABLES, OR FLOWER BULBS IN BULK, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PEELING VEGETABLES OR FRUIT IN BULK; APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ANIMAL FEEDING-STUFFS

Description

A23N encompasses machines and apparatus for post-harvest bulk treatment of fruits, vegetables, and flower bulbs, including specialized peeling equipment for removing skins or outer layers from produce at industrial scale. This classification also covers apparatus designed for mechanical preparation and processing of animal feed and feedstuffs. Excluded are specific treatment processes already covered in other A23 subclasses (such as washing, sorting, or preservation methods with dedicated classifications) and machines for initial agricultural harvesting operations.

Related Keywords

machines for CORING fruit in bulkDRESSING fruits, nuts or vegetablesdevices for coring, destalking or stoning FRUIT in bulkPULPING of fruit or vegetablescrushing ROOT(S) for foodcoring or stoning fruittreating edible SEED(S) or nuts in bulkSTRAINING of foodstuffs in bulkSTRINGING foodstuffs in bulkTOPPING of fruitpreparation of VEGETABLE(S)

9 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A23N 11/00 Removing pith from stems