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US 10,766,701 B2Granted
Self-leveling bin assembly
AssigneeFeedall, LLC
InventorThomas E. Manley
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Abstract
A self-leveling bin assembly includes a docking station, a bin received in or on the docking station, a bottom member or parts tray movably received in the bin, and a lifting mechanism provided as part of the docking station. The lifting mechanism is configured to lift or raise the parts tray within the bin as associated material located on the parts tray is selectively removed.
Claims15
A self-leveling bin assembly comprising:
- a docking station;
- a bin received in or on the docking station;
- a parts tray movably received in the bin;
- and
- a lifting mechanism provided as part of the docking station and configured to lift the parts tray within the bin as associated material located on the parts tray is selectively removed,
- wherein the docking station includes a base having a bottom wall, a top wall, and at least one sidewall extending between the bottom wall and the top wall, the top wall has an opening, and a fence sized to receive the bin is affixed to and extends substantially about a perimeter of the top wall.
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A self-leveling bin assembly comprising:
- a bin for receiving associated material therein, the bin including a bottom wall having a lower opening and at least one sidewall;
- a parts tray seated on the bin bottom wall and movable within the bin, the parts tray including a bottom wall and at least one sidewall having a beveled shape;
- and
- a lifting mechanism provided beneath the bin and configured to lift the parts tray within the bin as associated material located on the parts tray is selectively removed, wherein the beveled shape of the parts tray sidewall moves the associated material contained within the bin away from the bin sidewall as the parts tray is raised within the bin by the lifting mechanism;
- wherein the lifting mechanism is provided as part of a docking station configured to support the bin, the docking station including a base having a bottom wall, a top wall, and at least one sidewall extending between the bottom wall and the top wall, the top wall has an opening for the lifting mechanism that is aligned with the lower opening of the bin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.