Shaker table

A method of increasing the density of parcels randomly deposited in a container prone to bulge at a base thereof comprising shaking the container, parcels, and an underlying pallet at a shaking station in a longitudinal direction, limiting the vertical height of side restraints parallel to a shaking direction so that when the container and parcels are lifted with the pallet with a conventional manual pallet jack, any friction between the container and restraints is sufficiently limited to enable the pallet jack operated manually by one person to move the pallet and parcel filled container from the shaking station.

A shaker table for settling randomly oriented items in a generally rectangular container, including a pan with a generally horizontal bottom for supporting the container and an underlying pallet while being shaken, a main frame for supporting the pan for oscillation in a longitudinal direction, a power drive for shaking the pan in the longitudinal direction, container, and pallet, the power drive being mounted on an auxiliary frame attachable to the main frame, side restraints limiting lateral movement of the container during shaking movement.

A shaker table for settling randomly oriented items in a generally rectangular container with sidewalls prone to bulge at lower portions thereof when the container and items are shaken, including a pan with a generally horizontal bottom for supporting the container and an underlying pallet while being shaken, a power drive for shaking the pan, container, and pallet, side restraints limiting lateral movement of the container during shaking movement, and auxiliary side restraints in the form of elongated adapter assemblies receivable in the pan to reduce the effective side-to-side width of the pan.