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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2003
Applicant:
Angelo Benedetti, Savarna, IT;
Inventor:
Angelo Benedetti, Savarna, IT;
Assignee:
UNITEC S.r.L., Lugo, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 65/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for emptying containers of fruit and vegetable produce, wherein a tipping device receives a container, tips the container, and unloads the container onto a conveying device for feeding the container in a given traveling direction and along a path extending between an input station connecting with the tipping device, and an emptying station for emptying the container; the path being of a length, measured parallel to the traveling direction, at least equal to the length of the container, also measured parallel to the traveling direction.