Patent ID: 11963624
Assignee: FASTENERS FOR RETAIL, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 18:
19. A bulk material dispensing system comprising:
a hopper having a hopper outlet;
a base supporting the hopper, the base having an activation sensor and a base outlet;
a gate removably interposed between the hopper outlet and the base outlet, the gate having a first position allowing flow of a bulk material from the hopper outlet to the base outlet and a second position preventing flow of the bulk material from the hopper outlet to the base outlet;
an impeller located inside of the hopper and extending from a lower inner surface of the hopper leading to the hopper outlet, wherein the impeller is operably connected to and driven by an impeller motor; and
a control board operably connected to the impeller motor and the activation sensor.