Patent ID: 6755427
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: B62B,B67D

Abstract:
A system for transporting a container to a dispensing apparatus for emptying the container, the dispensing apparatus having a floor plate, at least a pair of spaced apart vertical air cylinders, a ram assembly, and a pump, the system comprising:a. a cart for supporting the container, the cart rollable over a surface; and b. a transition plate sized to fit between the air cylinders of the dispensing apparatus and over the floor plate of the dispensing apparatus, the transition plate having a width that extends between the air cylinders a sufficient extent to allow the cart to be rolled over the transition plate and between the air cylinders, and having a length sufficient to extend over the floor plate, and the transition plate having engagement means for engaging the dispensing apparatus to minimize to-and-fro movement of the transition plate over the floor plate, and wherein the transition plate and the cart are dimensioned so that when the cart is rolled over the transition plate to position the container in the dispensing apparatus with the container supported by the cart, the top of the container is positioned beneath the ram assembly of the dispensing apparatus.