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US 6,318,602 B1Granted
Container replacement top and content lifting and removing assembly
AssigneeGary K. Michelson
InventorsGary K. Michelson, Wiley Alan Kittrell
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Abstract
An improved lifting assembly for removing contents from containers consistent with mechanized containerizing operations are disclosed. The lifting assembly of the present invention comprises a support plate for lifting contents coupled to the top of a container by a connector.
Claims8
A replacement top for a can having a bottom and a side wall forming a complete perimeter around said bottom, and a lifting assembly including a connector and a support plate, said replacement top comprising:
- a circular member having a perimeter with a flange depending therefrom, said flange being adapted to engage the upper surface of the sidewall of the can proximate the open end of the can, said circular member having an outer surface and an inner surface for contacting said can;
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- means for mechanically articulating with an end of the connector of the lifting assembly opposite said support plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.