Bulk bag discharge assembly including a conditioning assembly
US9387950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66C1/226
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bulk bag discharge and hoist assembly comprising a main frame assembly, a hoist assembly and a bag conditioning assembly. The main frame assembly includes a bulk bag receiving region. The bag conditioning assembly having a first conditioner frame and a powered cylinder. The powered cylinder is structurally configured to extend the first conditioner frame from outside of the bulk bag receiving region into the bulk bag receiving region, whereupon entry into the bulk bag receiving region, the distal end of the first conditioner frame is directed at least partially in an upward direction.
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