Patent ID: 8504189
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: B65D,B65G

Abstract:
1. A device for transporting produce over a vertical distance comprising: a chute formed by a back wall, side walls, and tracks for receiving a movable panel; a movable panel, wherein the panel is received by the tracks of the chute and thereby encloses a portion of the chute; a drive system operable to engage and reposition the panel with respect to the chute; a platform connected to the bottom of the panel and thereby forming a movable bottom portion of the chute; an actuator connected to the platform, wherein the actuator can move the platform from a closed to an open position; at least one fill sensor; and a central processing unit operatively connected to the drive system, the actuator, and the fill sensor, wherein the central processing unit coordinates transporting produce over a vertical distance through movement of the panel and actuation of the platform.