Container filling device
AssigneeHogan Mfg., Inc.
InventorsJeff W. Hogan, Donald R. Oehrlein
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Abstract
An automatic container filler (20) having a frame (22) that supports a hopper (24). A dispensing unit (26) is located at the bottom of the hopper (24) that selectively feeds a fluent material, such as sand, into a plurality of discharge chutes (28). The automatic container filler (20) is designed such that fluent material, such as sand, is fed into the hopper (24). The dispensing unit (26) moves the fluent material from the hopper (24) through the discharge chutes (28) into containers such as sandbags. The dispensing unit (26) deposits a predetermined amount of the fluent material through each of the discharge chutes (28) and into containers in sequential order.
Claims20
A device for filling containers with a fluent material, the device comprising:
- a hopper for receiving the fluent material;
- a dispensing unit removably attachable to the hopper;
- a discharge unit coupled to the dispensing unit and having a plurality of discharge chutes;
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- a dispenser rotatably disposed within the dispensing unit, the dispenser having a plurality of carriers sized and adapted to intermittently supply by gravity a predetermined amount of fluent material to the discharge unit whereby containers at the discharge unit are sequentially filled by the predetermined amount of fluent material.
A device for dispensing fluent materials, the device comprising:
- a hopper for receiving fluent material;
- a first unit removably attachable to the hopper comprising:
- a first plurality of discharge chutes;
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- a first dispenser rotatably disposed within a first dispensing unit, the first dispenser having a plurality of carriers adapted to intermittently supply by gravity a first predetermined amount of fluent material in sequential order to the first plurality of discharge chutes whereby containers at the discharged chutes are filled by the first predetermined amount of fluent material;
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- a second unit removably attachable to the hopper after the first unit is removed from the hopper comprising:
- a second plurality of discharge chutes;
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- a second dispenser rotatably disposed within a second dispensing unit, the second dispenser having a plurality of carriers adapted to intermittently supply by gravity a second predetermined amount of fluent material in sequential order to the second plurality of discharge chutes whereby containers at the discharged chutes are filled by the second predetermined amount of fluent material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.