US 9,872,572 B1 · Expandable gravity-feed bin

Abstract

A gravity-feed bin includes a generally hollow main bin having an open end, a storage reservoir and a dispensing chute. The dispensing chute has an opening disposed near a distal end. The bin also includes a gate seal and a dispensing gate movable between open and closed positions. When the dispensing gate is in the closed position the dispensing gate blocks the opening of the dispensing chute and the gate seal forms a seal between the opening and the dispensing gate. A first generally hollow extension section may be selectably coupled to the open end of the main bin. A resilient seal element may be intermediate the open end of the main bin and the first extension section. In some embodiments a gasket lid having a sealing gasket is selectably coupled to the bin.

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Dependent claims

A gravity-feed bin for storage and dispensing of bulk material, comprising:

a generally hollow main bin having,
a storage reservoir configured to store a bulk material to be dispensed along a dispensing path, and
a dispensing chute having an opening disposed near a distal end thereof;
a bottom of the dispensing chute forming a dispensing surface, the dispensing surface defining a portion of the dispensing path;
and
a gate configured to selectably rotate about the dispensing surface, between open and closed positions;
wherein the gate is under the dispensing surface in the open position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Expandable gravity-feed bin

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Expandable gravity-feed bin

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Abstract

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