Patent ID: 7300195
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: B01F

Abstract:
1. A vibratory apparatus for settling the contents of a container, said vibratory apparatus including: a base; a load table located above said base; one or more support members attaching said load table to said base, each said support member being resiliently flexible such that said load table is movable with respect to said base along a line of stroke; one or more coupling members attached to said load table, each said coupling member adapted to releasably secure the container to said load table; a vibrator attached to said load table, said vibrator adapted to vibrate said load table along said line of stroke; and a conveyor mechanism, said conveyor mechanism including a conveyor table having a plurality of spaced apart rollers adapted to support the container, said coupling members adapted to be located between said rollers and to be selectively located above said rollers such that said container is supported by said coupling members for vibration along said line of stroke to thereby settle the contents of the container.