Patent ID: 7648323
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: B65B,B65G,B66C,B66F

Abstract:
1. A system for automatically processing contents of containers, comprising: a tow assembly located in a track, the tow assembly including a chain; a pusher located in the track and removably connected to the chain, the pusher engaged to a pin affixed permanently to a bottom portion of a first container for securing the first container to the track and for advancing the first container to a first predetermined position along the track; a grasping mechanism configured to securely clasp the first container at the first predetermined position; a lifting mechanism, coupled to the grasping mechanism, and configured to: a lid mechanism connected to the lifting mechanism and configured to cover the contents of the first container at the first predetermined position and move to allow the contents to be released from the container at the third predetermined position; and a guide, connected to the lifting mechanism, and configured to guide the contents after release by the lid mechanism.