Patent ID: 8469065

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a spout configured to convey particulate matter from a first location to a container; a housing comprising: an inlet at a top side of the housing, the inlet is defined by an engagement ring that operatively engages a tapered end of the spout; an outlet at an underside of the housing, the outlet dispenses the particulate matter into the container; a bypass path on a side of the housing, the bypass path provides an alternative route for the particulate matter to flow into the container; one or more guides positioned to control lateral movement of the apparatus within an opening of the container; and a rotatable member that contacts the particulate matter flowing from the outlet and distributes the particulate matter radially away from the rotatable member at a flow angle that is less than an angle of repose of the particulate matter, wherein the rotatable member rotates and exerts an oscillating compressive force on particulate matter between the rotatable member and walls of the container to increase a density of the particulate matter surrounding the rotatable member.