Patent ID: 7343696

Claim:
A device for loading and unloading containers into and out of an enclosure of an installation for treating substances contained in said containers, the device including: a support structure, means for positioning said containers on the device, a fixed platform, first means for moving said containers during a loading process, second means for moving the containers during an unloading process, and third means for moving said second means to a position higher than said containers when moving said second means into and out of said enclosure of the treatment installation, wherein said second means act as a stop during loading and as a pusher during unloading, wherein said device includes an extendible platform, said extendible platform unfurling from said support structure to form, during loading and unloading, a union between said fixed platform and an interior shelf of said enclosure, and wherein said third means comprises a first part and a second part that unwind from said support structure to the interior of the enclosure.