Patent ID: 11932500
Assignee: A. G. STACKER INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A load former comprising:
a frame having a first end and a second end and a front side and a rear side;
a loading zone bounded on a first end by a stop wall having a stop surface lying in a plane and a rear wall at the rear side of the frame, the loading zone being open at the front side of the frame;
a cookie sheet slidably supported by the frame for travel along a path perpendicular to the plane, the path including a first portion on a first side of the plane and a second portion on a second side of the plane, a portion of the cookie sheet in the second portion of the path defining a bottom of the loading zone;
a platform supported by the frame and extending over the first portion of the path; and
a top wall vertically spaced from the platform to define a storage space between the top wall and the platform,
wherein the storage space has a front opening at the front side of the frame such that the storage space is accessible from the front side of the frame.