Automatic stacking mechanism

An apparatus for creating an ordered stack of bags comprising:

• a. a conveyor mounted within a framework constructed and arranged such that the conveyor is moveable vertically and laterally with respect to the framework, the conveyor having an input end and an output end;
• b. a skid having a bottom, two opposing sides extending upwardly from the lateral edges of the bottom, and a back wall moveable between a first position located adjacent a back edge of the skid and a second position located adjacent a front edge of the skid;
• and,
• c. wherein the conveyor is moveable from a bag receiving position in which a filled bag is deposited on the input end of the conveyor and one of a number of vertically and laterally predefined stacking positions in which the conveyor conveys the filled bag onto the skid in one of the predefined stacking positions.

An apparatus for creating an ordered stack of bags comprising:

• a. a conveyor mounted within a framework constructed and arranged such that the conveyor is moveable along a substantially vertical axis and laterally with respect to the vertical axis, the conveyor having an input end and an output end;
• b. a skid having a bottom, two opposing sides extending upwardly from the lateral edges of the bottom, and a back wall moveable between a first position located adjacent a back edge of the skid and a second position located adjacent a front edge of the skid;
• c. a support mechanism for moveably supporting the framework, the support mechanism being constructed and arranged to move the conveyor between a plurality of stacking stations;
• and,
• d. wherein the conveyor is moveable from a bag receiving position in which a filled bag is deposited on the input end of the conveyor and one of a number of vertically and laterally predefined stacking positions in which the conveyor conveys the filled bag onto the skid in one of the predefined stacking positions.