Patent ID: 11926470
Assignee: VALCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A bin for dispensing particulate material comprising:
a plurality of support legs supporting the bin on a foundation;
at least one lifting mechanism resting on the foundation and also operably attached to one of the plurality of support legs;
a drive operatively attached to the lifting mechanism such that operation of the drive causes the lifting mechanism to sequentially lift the bin using said support leg that is attached to the lifting mechanism by a predetermined amount then drop said support leg into a free fall and impact the foundation, whereby an impact shock thus produced is transmitted to the bin through the support leg and promote dislodging of any of the particulate material that may be in a non-flowable state to enhance dispensing of the particulate material from the bin.