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

Claim 0:
1. A bulk material dispensing system comprising:
a hopper having a hopper outlet and a lower inner surface leading to the 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; and
an impeller located inside of the hopper and extending from the lower inner surface of the hopper, the impeller configured to rotate in a first direction then a second direction upon actuation, wherein the first direction is in the opposite direction of the second direction,
wherein triggering the activation sensor causes rotation of the impeller through a predetermined angle of rotation in the first direction and the second direction.