Patent ID: 6290098
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A flow promotion apparatus for use in conjunction with a bulk bag unloading station, the apparatus comprising:a pair of mounting brackets adapted for securement to the unloading station in spaced apart relation;a fluid actuator, having first and second ends, pivotably connected at its first end to one of the mounting brackets and having a piston extendable from its second end;a connecting rod, having first and second ends, pivotably connected at its first end to the other mounting bracket and pivotably connected at its second end to the piston at a pivot junction;a push bar, having first and second ends and a pivot point therebetween, pivotably coupled at its pivot point to the pivot junctionwhereby upon actuation of the fluid actuator, the push bar is extended along an arcuate path to cause interference with a bulk bag positioned in the bulk bag unloading station.