Patent ID: 9623997
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B65B,B65C

Claim:
1. A material sorting and filling device for use with a plurality of plastic bags, each incorporating an interlocking strip fastener, comprising: a. a sheet of rigid material, with said sheet having top and under sides, b. a plurality of ribbed tubular inserts of predetermined size and shape, each containing an exterior wall surface comprised of a plurality of alternating ridges and grooves circumscribing the perimeter of said insert about its elongated axis, and each insert containing an internal smooth-wall hollow core, with a top opening for loading at a proximate end, and a bottom opening for discharging at a distal end, c. a plurality of support members, d. said tubular inserts arranged as a two-dimensional array and integrated into said sheet at predetermined locations, with each said insert elongated axis oriented perpendicular to the underside of said sheet, with the top end and associated opening of said insert resting flush with the top-side surface of said sheet, and passing through said sheet, and projecting through the underside a predetermined length, with distal end of said insert projecting away from the underside of said sheet, e. said support members joined to said sheet at spaced locations so as to be able to support said sheet horizontally at an adjustable height above a working surface, and without interfering with said insert projections, f. a predetermined set indicia uniquely identifying said inserts formed on said sheet, g. a set indicia applied to said sheet to associate a sorting criteria with said inserts, h. a set indicia applied to said bags to associate said sorting criteria and said inserts with said bags, whereby one can concurrently sort and fill materials into a plurality of plastic bags in an efficient manner.