Patent ID: 8061950

Claim:
A container packing system, which comprises: a transfer base including proximate and distal ends and a container packer guide; a container packer including a proximate end, a distal end with an opening, opposite sidewalls, a floor and an interior; said container packer being movable longitudinally along said container packer guide between a retracted position on said transfer base and an extended position extending at least partially from said transfer base distal end; a container packer drive connected to said transfer base and said container packer and adapted for moving said container packer between its extended and retracted positions; a material transfer assembly mounted in said container packer interior and adapted for discharging bulk material through said container packer distal end opening; a material transfer assembly drive connected to said material transfer assembly and adapted for operating said material transfer assembly; said material transfer assembly comprising a push blade assembly located in and affixed to said container packer and movable longitudinally between a retracted position in proximity to said container packer proximate end and an extended position in proximity to said container packer distal end; said push blade assembly including a push blade extending transversely across said container packer interior; said container packer drive comprising a container packer piston-and-cylinder unit connected to said transfer base proximate end and said container packer proximate end; an hydraulic power source mounted on said transfer base and connected to said container packer piston-and-cylinder unit; said material transfer assembly drive comprising a push blade assembly piston-and-cylinder unit connected to said hydraulic power source and adapted for extending and retracting said push blade assembly between an extended position distally beyond said transfer base distal end and a retracted position adjacent to said container packer proximate end within said container packer interior, said push blade assembly movement sequentially cooperating with said container packer movement whereby said push blade assembly is adapted for compacting bulk material in said container; and a transport container selectively located in proximity to said transfer base distal end and adapted for selectively receiving at least a portion of said container packer with said container packer in its extended position.