Patent ID: 9586770
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B30B,B65D,B65G

Claim:
1. A system for metering sorted waste materials comprising: a bunker adapted to receive and store waste materials, the bunker comprising an exit aperture; a chute adapted to channel waste materials into the bunker, the chute having an upper input aperture at a sorting area and a lower output aperture adapted to allow for transfer of waste materials into the bunker; a conveying means positioned in the bunker and adapted to convey and meter a predetermined amount of waste material out of the bunker through the exit aperture, the conveying means configured to be turned on when the predetermined amount of waste material has been deposited in the bunker to convey and meter the predetermined amount of waste material out of the bunker, and the conveying means configured to be turned off when the predetermined amount of waste material has been conveyed and metered out of the bunker; and a conveyor positioned to receive waste material from the conveying means.