Patent ID: 6254733
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: C10B

Abstract:
An automatic apparatus for removing the cover of a receiver for receiving material from a drum with an opening fitted with a head associated with a remotely operable deheading device, comprising:a cover which functions to cover an opening of the receiver;said cover provided with at least one flexor which allows said cover to bend;connectors with pivots for attaching said cover to extendable legs, wherein said connectors with pivots function to accommodate changes in position of the cover by movement of said flexor and said legs; andconnectors for attaching said extendable legs to the head of said drum, such that said legs retract and said flexor flexes the cover such that the cover can be lifted and moved away from the opening of the receiver as said head is moved away from the opening of the drum by the deheading device so material may fall from the drum into the receiver.