David L Haskell

US Patent:

7543698, Jun 9, 2009

Filed:

Apr 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/786835

Inventors:

David F. Haskell - Lombard IL, US

Assignee:

Container Handling Systems, Inc. - Countryside IL

International Classification:

B65G 17/12

US Classification:

198801, 1984193, 1984601, 198698, 198607

Abstract:

The present invention relates to an article elevator for moving lightweight open ended containers from a first level to a second level vertically spaced from the first level. The article elevator includes an input section at the first level for receiving container bodies. An elevator section is positioned for receiving container bodies from the input section. A discharge section is located at the second level for receiving container bodies from the elevator section. A plurality of arms is movably mounted above the input section, the elevator section, and the discharge section. Each of the arms moves a group of container bodies from the input section over the elevator section to the discharge section so that successive groups of container bodies are moved to the discharge section from the input section.