Patent ID: 8733535

Claim:
A rotary loader, comprising: a rotatable load plate including a plurality of component pockets arranged about a rotational axis of the load plate, the load plate inclined with respect to a horizontal surface at an angle of inclination of less than 50 degrees; and a load wall arranged about a lower portion of the load plate adjacent certain ones of the plurality of component pockets and extending above a height of the load plate, the load wall including a retention surface extending in a direction parallel to an outer peripheral edge of the load plate and a loading surface inclined with respect to a line perpendicular to a top surface of the load plate in a direction away from the retention surface at an angle of inclination of less than 45 degrees; wherein the retention surface extends to a height less than or equal to a height of the top surface of the load plate above an inclined surface on which the load plate is mounted.