Material or article handling – Device for emptying portable receptacle – With container opening means
Patent
1997-07-03
1999-07-20
Bucci, David A.
Material or article handling
Device for emptying portable receptacle
With container opening means
241261, 414810, B65G 6500
Patent
active
059248343
ABSTRACT:
A machine agitates and rips scrap metal containers such as scrap aluminum cans to expose their interiors and shake out sand, dirt, and other material in the cans. Alternatively, the containers may comprise shell casings which the machine deforms by thrashing. The machine has an enclosure in which a rotatable shaft is supported. A plurality of blade sets are mounted on the shaft within the enclosure to rotate the shaft. The blade sets are distributed along the shaft and interleaved with a plurality of angled, stationary vanes that are mounted to an inside surface of the enclosure. These parts cooperate when the shaft is rotated by propelling containers on a helical path on which the blade sets batter, thrash, and rip the containers, throwing them against the vanes and the sides of the enclosure. As cans are battered and agitated by the blades, their contents are emptied and the cans are ultimately propelled to a collection point. As shell casings are thrashed by the blades and thrown against the sides of the enclosure, they are deformed to the point where they cannot be reloaded.
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Bucci David A.
CP Manufacturing, Inc.
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