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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Racha Lwali, Seattle, WA (US);
Bruce Leardi, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 11/14 (2006.01); B65G 11/10 (2006.01); B65G 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 11/143 (2013.01); B65G 11/04 (2013.01); B65G 11/10 (2013.01); B65G 11/103 (2013.01); B65G 11/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for an adjustable chute configured to funnel containers or packages into different types of bulk containers and bulk containers of different sizes. In one embodiment, the adjustable chute comprises a front panel, a rear panel, and first and second flexible sidewalls that can expand and contract between the front and rear panels. The front panel has a first hinged connection configured to move between a first position and a second position along a path of a chimney chute. The rear panel has a second hinged connection to the chimney chute.