Patent ID: 6488182
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: G01F

Abstract:
A bin comprising:(a) a container having an exterior, an interior, a superior opening and an outlet; (b) a top-slide slidably attached to the interior of said container for dissecting the interior of the container into a first portion and a second portion; (c) a bottom-slide slidably attached to the container at a position beneath the topslide and having an opening therein; (d) a portion control adjustment plate adjustably fixed between said bottom-slide and said top-slide having a plurality of threaded adjusting holes for receiving a lock nut to couple the portion control adjustment plate with a portion control fixed plate wherein said fixed plate is attached to the containers; (e) a handle connected to the bottom slide and said bottom slide being connected to said top-slide; (f) wherein pulling of said handle moves the top-slide to dissect the interior of said container into the first and second portions and moves the bottom-slide to align the opening with the outlet, thereby permitting the second portion to communicate with the outlet.