Dispensing apparatus
AssigneeFluid Management Limited Partnership
InventorsTheodore R. Arneson, William A. Miller
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Abstract
An automated dispenser for liquid and pulverulent materials dispenses the materials into a container located below a dispense head. The container is supported by a shelf extending in front of the dispenser. The shelf is divided into sections, with the section located below the dispense head being mounted for raising and lowering toward and away from the dispense head. A scissors lift mechanism supports the center shelf portion, and a locking arrangement at the bottom of the scissors lift mechanism locks the lift mechanism at a desired height. A foot pedal releases the locking arrangement, permitting the shelf portion to be moved to a different height.
Claims6
Apparatus for dispensing material into a container, comprising:
- a supporting frame;
- a housing supported by said frame;
- dispense means supported by said housing for controlling a flow of material therethrough in response to control commands;
- container support means supported by said frame for supporting the container below said dispense means, said container support means including a pair of end portions with an intermediate portion therebetween;
- mounting means for movably mounting the intermediate portion for movement toward and away from said dispense means, said mounting means including a plurality of linkages pivotally connected to form a scissors support having an end and which is extendible toward the dispense means and collapsible away from the dispense means so as to cooperate with said end portions to form a generally continuous support surface across which a container can be moved, said mounting means including a base with a pair of slide plates engaging the base so as to be slidable therealong, said slide plates attached to the end of said scissors support;
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- locking means including a lock bar attached to one said slide plate and defining a plurality of apertures, and a lock pin supported by said base so as to be selectably movable toward and away from said lock bar, into and out of engagement with said lock bar so as to lock and unlock said one slide plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.