Portable bin transfer system
CA 1267375 C · Owner: Lummus Industries, Inc. · Inventors: Hudson, Wilbur G.; Hawkins, James B.; Beeland, William D.
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A bin transport system for a fiber baling apparatus utilizes a plurality of portable upwardly opening bins which have openable bottoms. The bins are transported from a plurality of fiber filling stations to a single compression station by a four-part transport means utilizing a dual carriage cross shuttle which moves the portable bins to and from positions adjacent the filling stations and the compression station. A pair of dedicated bin transporters are utilized to transport the bins such that one transporter delivers full bins from the filling stations to a position adjacent the compression station while the other transporter delivers empty bins from the compression station to a position …
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- Granted April 3, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 3, 2007.
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