Patent ID: 9004989
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for recovering a product comprising: a vacuum chamber comprising a cover, a base structure, and at least one product suction opening located in said cover, said vacuum chamber having an interior volume and a product container having a top opening, said product container being a tote box having a vertical height and said product container being removably positionable in said vacuum chamber with said top opening positioned elevationally below said product suction opening such that a product suctioned into said vacuum chamber through said product suction opening will fall into said product container by gravity; wherein said cover for said vacuum chamber is openable for positioning said product container in and removing said product container from said vacuum chamber; said cover has an interior volume and a bottom opening and said interior volume of said cover forms at least most of said interior volume of said vacuum chamber; said cover is lowerable onto said base structure for closing said vacuum chamber; when said product container is positioned in said vacuum chamber with said cover lowered onto said base structure for closing said vacuum chamber, at least most of said vertical height of said product container is received in said interior volume of said cover; and said apparatus further comprises a suction device positioned outside of said vacuum chamber and having a suction inlet in fluid communication with said vacuum chamber.