Patent ID: 8991618
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: B07B,F42B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for sorting objects comprising: a motor; a tray assembly having a first plurality of slots; a box assembly; a base assembly having a bottom member; a first bin lying beneath the first plurality of slots; and a second bin lying beneath the first plurality of slots; wherein the tray assembly is fixed to the box assembly so that the tray assembly is angled with respect to a flat ground surface when the bottom member lies on the flat ground surface; wherein the motor is connected to the tray assembly so that when the motor is electrically powered on, the motor vibrates the tray assembly; wherein each of the first plurality of slots includes a first section and a second section, such that there are a plurality of first sections and a plurality of second sections, one first section and one second section for each slot of the first plurality of slots, wherein the first section has a first uniform width and the second section has a second uniform width; wherein the first bin is positioned so that objects falling through each of the plurality of first sections, fall into the first bin; but not the second bin; and wherein the second bin is positioned so that objects falling through each of the plurality of second sections, fall into the second bin, but not the first bin; and further comprising a hopper having first, second, third, and fourth sides which surround a chamber, and wherein the hopper has a bottom member having a first plurality of openings; wherein the hopper is fixed to the box assembly and the tray assembly near a first end of the tray assembly, and above the tray assembly, so that a plurality of objects can be loaded into the chamber of the hopper and fall through the first plurality of openings and onto the tray assembly, near the first end of the tray assembly; wherein the hopper includes a second plurality of slots; and further comprising a trash collection bag attached to the hopper underneath the second plurality of slots.