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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2020
Blue Sky Ventures (Ontario) Inc., Toronto, CA;
Guillaume Savoie-Lavigueur, Coteau-du-lac, CA;
Alexandre Lebel, Laval, CA;
Simon Lajoie, Montréal, CA;
Olivier Caron, Mirabel, CA;
Guillaume Chabot-Nobert, Verdun, CA;
Steve Boissonneault, Saint-Hippolyte, CA;
BLUE SKY VENTURES? (ONTARIO) INC., Toronto, CA;
Abstract
A filling machine for filling a receptacle with a plurality of items includes a first item drop path having an outlet end, a second item drop path having an outlet end, the second item drop path distinct from the first item drop path and a gating system for selectively accumulating and releasing items. The gating system includes: a single gate mechanism configured for selectively and independently controlling both (i) whether items can exit the outlet end of the first item drop path and (ii) whether items can exit the outlet end of the second item drop path.