Patent ID: 7384230
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: B65B,B66F

Abstract:
1. A system for unloading a container of bulk particulate material, having attachment means at an upper end thereof for supporting said container in suspended relation, and a spout at a bottom end thereof for discharging material therefrom comprising: an unloading apparatus including a support frame, a hopper mounted on said support frame and a single column mounted on said support frame and displaced laterally relative to said hopper; a mobile apparatus; and a carrier member including means for detachably connecting said container thereto in suspended relation, means for detachably mounting on said mobile apparatus and means for detachably mounting on said column in cantilever relation thereto, thereby permitting said mobile apparatus to transport said carrier member between said unloading apparatus for detachable connection thereto, and a remote site, said carrier member having connecting means positioned thereon whereby upon detachably mounting said carrier member on said column, the spout of said container will be aligned with said hopper.