Patent ID: 9004084
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B08B,B65G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for removing waste from a soiled container, the container having an opening and being operable to house laboratory animals, the apparatus comprising: a conveyor having a receiving end for receiving containers from a plurality of stacked containers, the plurality of stacked containers being disposed such that the opening is upwardly oriented; a manipulator operable to align with and to engage an uppermost container of said plurality of stacked containers, said manipulator being further operable to cause said uppermost container to be separated from said plurality of stacked containers and to cause said uppermost container to be flipped over onto said receiving end of said conveyor such that the opening is downwardly disposed, said conveyor having a plurality of openings for permitting waste discarded from the container to fall through said openings; a waste receptacle disposed below said conveyor for collecting the discarded waste; and said conveyor being operable to advance to transport said uppermost container away from said receiving end toward a discharge end of said conveyor.