Material or article handling – Device for emptying portable receptacle – Rotary cradle
Patent
1978-05-05
1980-08-12
Sheridan, Robert G.
Material or article handling
Device for emptying portable receptacle
Rotary cradle
220 1T, 220331, 232 431, 232 435, 248129, 280 792, 414572, B65G 310, B65D 9100
Patent
active
042170737
ABSTRACT:
A down flow material handling system consisting of an upright box-like container, a generally L-shape frame having an upright portion on which the upper end of the container is suspended and a generally horizontal base portion which extends underneath the container, and a transport cart. The container has an inlet opening at its upper end and a discharge door at its lower end which is hingedly mounted on the container rear wall and is releasably maintained in a closed position by the base portion of the L-shape frame. The cart is operable to remove the container from a wall support on which it is normally hung, move the container to a discharge location, and support the container during pivotal movement thereof to a discharge position in which the discharge door is clear of the L-shape frame and moves downwardly to an open position under the weight of the contents of the container.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3075692 (1963-01-01), Lumley
patent: 3198395 (1965-08-01), McKinney
patent: 3719296 (1973-03-01), Larson
Herman Miller Inc.
Sheridan Robert G.
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