Patent ID: 7219794

Claim:
An adjustable chute for accommodating containers of different sizes, comprising: an unscrambler bowl; a plurality of members that cooperate to define an adjustable channel having an inlet and an outlet, said adjustable channel being adapted to cause the containers be to guided along a curvature between said inlet and said outlet, said unscrambler bowl being located upstream of said inlet; and at least one of said plurality of members being moveable to change at least one dimension of said adjustable channel; said plurality of members further comprising at least one flexible member that defines said curvature and at least one support for supporting said at least one flexible member, said at least one support being adjustable to move said at least one flexible member toward and away from another of said plurality of members to adjust a position of said curvature in order to accommodate containers of different dimensions; said at least one flexible member is moveable to change said at least one dimension; and wherein said at least one flexible member comprises a flexible member curvature that generally corresponds to said curvature.