Ex-cell-o Gmbh

William J Courteau

Keith W Nord

Ronald B Benson

William H Williams

The disclosure illustrates and describes a machine (10) for handling and unstacking dollies (14) loaded with stacks (16) of cross-nested baskets (18) wherein the front and rear walls of the individual baskets are positioned at random. The machine includes an inlet section (12) and an orienting section (20). In the former, lift and pusher elements (36, 42, 44, 46, 51) are provided for separating a stack from its dolly, and in the latter, lift and turn elements (52, 62, 64, 66, 100, 106, 108) are provided for orienting each bottom basket in turn, separating it from the stack, and discharging it.

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Saint Paul, MN, United States of America

William J Courteau