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A machine which supports a stack of bins adapted to store small objects prior to shipment. The machine includes an elevator which acts in conjunction with the bin retainers and a programmable controller to remove one bin from the stack and lower it into a filling position. After the filling is compl

A machine which supports a stack of bins adapted to store small objects prior to shipment. The machine includes an elevator which acts in conjunction with the bin retainers and a programmable controller to remove one bin from the stack and lower it into a filling position. After the filling is completed the elevator lowers the filled bin onto a transport conveyor which removes the bin to a remote storage area.

대표청구항 ▼

A machine for dispensing storage containers, said machine including a frame, retainer means for holding a plurality of containers in a storage position, said machine further including elevator means for removing a single container from said plurality of containers and transporting the single contain

A machine for dispensing storage containers, said machine including a frame, retainer means for holding a plurality of containers in a storage position, said machine further including elevator means for removing a single container from said plurality of containers and transporting the single container from said storage position into a filling position wherein the single container is filled with small objects, said elevator means transporting said single container to a transport means for transferring said single container to a storage area, said elevator means including spaced moveable support members adapted for contacting a bottom wall of said single container, said retainer means including retractable members pivotally mounted on said frame, said retractable members movable between an extended position supporting said plurality of containers and a retracted position wherein one or more of said containers are supported upon said elevator means, said machine further including a programmable control means for actuating said retractable members to dispense said single container, said elevator means including a cam bar connected to one of said elevator means support members, said cam bar including spaced projections thereon, said frame including contact actuated switch means for actuating said programmable control means to selectively dispense said single container onto said elevator means and to selectively operate said transport means dependent upon said cam bar position.