Patent ID: 6216753
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B65B,B65D

Abstract:
In a multi bagging machine comprising: a framework including four, spaced apart upright legs arranged in a generally rectangular configuration; a generally rectangular hopper mounted to an upper end of said framework; said hopper including a sharply inclined front wall and a lesser inclined back wall extending between two end walls and a bottom; an auger located adjacent the bottom of said hopper and having an auger shaft extending between said end walls; an agitator including an agitator shaft located above said auger and a short distance toward the rear of said hopper and having tines extending outwardly from said agitator shaft; a plurality of discharge chutes connected to the bottom of said hopper for discharging fluent particulate material from said hopper into a container or bag; the improvement residing in a slide gate movable in a generally horizontal plane from one side wall of each discharge chute into and across said discharge chute to an opposite side wall of each discharge chute and back for blocking and unblocking the flow of fluent particular material through said discharge chute into a bag or container, said one wall of each discharge chute having a slot therein for receiving said slide gate and having roller means adjacent a lower edge of said slot for facilitating movement of said slide gate into and out of said discharge chute.