Patent ID: 6497339
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: A61J,B65B,B65G,G07F

Abstract:
A system for feeding and counting discrete objects, comprising:a) an object counting system; b) a funnel couplable relative to said object counting system such that when the discrete objects are provided in said funnel, the discrete objects are counted by said object counting system; c) a vibration system which vibrates in a substantially horizontally plane in a rotational direction; d) a mounting assembly rigidly coupled to said vibration system; and e) a discrete object container having a reservoir and an exit, said container couplable to said mounting assembly and relative to said object counting system such that the discrete objects are fed from said reservoir to said exit when said container is vibrated by said vibration system, and such that the discrete objects exiting said exit are counted by said object counting system.