Patent ID: 9114941
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: B65F,B65G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for depositing unconsolidated material into a receptacle, the apparatus comprising: an elevated structure having a structure longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end, and extending along the structure longitudinal axis from the proximal end to the distal end; a trolley for travel along the elevated structure between the proximal end and the distal end; a trolley bucket supported by the trolley for receiving a volume of unconsolidated material at the proximal end and discharging a volume of unconsolidated material into the receptacle; and a high-lift structure, including a rotatable dumper lift movable between a first elevation and a second elevation greater than the first elevation, for lifting unconsolidated material from the first elevation to the second elevation, and discharging unconsolidated material into the trolley bucket at the proximal end; wherein the rotatable dumper lift is configured to receive a first volume of unconsolidated material at the first elevation, lift the first volume of unconsolidated material from the first elevation to the second elevation, discharge the first volume of unconsolidated material into the trolley bucket at the second elevation, and return empty to the first elevation; and wherein the trolley bucket is configured to discharge the first volume of unconsolidated material between the proximal and the distal ends into the receptacle positioned beneath the elevated structure while the rotatable dumper lift receives a second volume of unconsolidated material at the first elevation.