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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Blue Sky Ventures (Ontario) Inc., Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Alexandre Lebel, Laval, CA;
Simon Lajoie, Montréal, CA;
Assignee:
Blue Sky Ventures (Ontario) Inc., Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 5/10 (2006.01); B65B 57/20 (2006.01); B65B 35/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 5/101 (2013.01); B65B 5/106 (2013.01); B65B 35/40 (2013.01); B65B 57/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A filling machine for filling containers with items includes an item conveyor, and a bulk feeder for feeding items onto the item conveyor. The bulk feeder includes a hopper and a feed assembly, where the feed assembly includes an item collecting compartment for collecting items from the hopper. A pusher is movable through the collecting compartment to push items in the collecting compartment onto the item conveyor.