System for loading particulate matter into a transport container
US8469065B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G69/0458
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of loading particulate matter into a transport container having at least one chamber with a peripheral region using an apparatus comprising a rotatable member configured to be positioned at least partially into an opening for the chamber. The method can include the acts of locating the apparatus adjacent the opening for the chamber by movement relative to the transport container, initiating a flow of particulate matter from the apparatus into the opening, rotating the rotatable member to facilitate the dispensing of particulate matter within the chamber, and engaging the rotatable member with particulate matter so that at least a portion of particulate matter that has been dispensed into the chamber is pushed into the peripheral region within the chamber.
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