Patent ID: 6484760
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: B65F

Abstract:
A method of transferring a material into a first container from a second container, and wherein the material and its second container is lifted from a different level to the opening level of said first container, said method comprising the steps of:providing the first container with an open end including an edge structure; providing a supporting apertured planar surface member having a peripheral portion formed thereabout, said peripheral portion engagable with said edge structure; hingedly attaching an apertured cover to said planar surface member, said apertured cover arranged to rest upon said surface member; providing a ramped surface extending laterally outwardly from said planar surface member; rotating said hingedly attached cover to an opened position relative to said opening; supporting said rotated opened cover on said ramped surface; lifting said second container and the material contained therein from the said different level to rest upon the opened cover and said apertured planar surface; and transferring said material into said first container.