Abstract: A yard debris transportation device includes a multi-panel assembly that is moveable between a collection configuration and a transport configuration. The panel assembly includes first, second, third, and fourth panel sections that are hingeably connected in series. In the collection configuration, the panel sections are open and substantially flat, such as laying against the ground. After yard debris is placed thereon, the panel assembly is changed to the transport configuration, forming a shell about a cavity having the yard debris therein. The end panel sections overlap in the transport configuration so that cutouts on the end panel sections overlay one another, thereby forming at least one gripping hole. The gripping hole(s) are used as a handle to carry the panel assembly with the yard debris trapped therein from the collection location to the remote dumping location. The panel assembly is inserted into a trash bag and the gripping hole(s) is released.

Abstract: An insert apparatus is disclosed which is used to insert items into pouches. The insert apparatus comprises a bending region designed to bend along a length of the apparatus; a non-bending region coupled to the bending region, having a gripping space positioned along a length thereof; a first and second insert foot located on either side of the gripping space; and a transition zone, located between the bending and non-bending regions, where the bend in the bending region gradually flattens out to the non-bending region.

Abstract: A bag holding device for refuse containers 12will suspend a platform 36 using a plurality of elastic cords 20 to provide for greater accessibility to the bag 22. A plurality of U-shaped clips 14 are disclosed spaced apart about the upper lip 16 of a refuse container 12 being attached to the refuse bag 22 in such a manner as to maintain the bag 22 in an open position. Alligator-like clips 18 are used to secure the bag 22 to the U-shaped clips 14 and a ring 30 is used for attaching the elastic cords 20 and the alligator-like clips 18 to the U-shaped clips 14.

Abstract: A holder for supporting a condiment receptacle closely below the dispensing aperture of a condiment dispensing pump is disclosed having a support body to hold the receptacle and an attachment body to connect the holder to the dispensing pump. The support body contains an opening below the dispensing aperture such that any condiment dispensed without a receptacle on the holder will fall through the opening not contacting any part of the holder. A recess in the support body allows the condiment receptacle to be correctly positioned on the holder and prevents the receptacle from moving out of position. The holder employs the use of a hanger and snap fit clip to releasibly attach the holder to a condiment dispensing pump. The holder can also be made to be a permanent part of a condiment dispensing pump.

Abstract: A portable and adjustable bag holder having an adjustable frame, a plurality of legs perpendicularly attached to the frame and a plurality of feet slidably adjustable within the legs. The frame has two U-shaped arms, each of which has two free ends. One of the arms is hollow at the free ends to accept the other arm so that the other arm can telescopingly slide within the first arm's cavity. The first arm has a knob acting as a detent and located within the cavity. The second arm has a plurality of notches which engage the knob as the second arm slidably moves within the first arm. The engagement of the knob and notch keeps the two arms temporarily fixed in place. In an alternative embodiment, the ends of the two arms are made removable and replaceable in order to expand or contract the range of adjustment of the frame to accommodate bags having circumferences which vary greatly. The bag holder also adjusts in height to accommodate bags of various heights.

Abstract: An assembly (10) for collecting candy comprises a channel (20) having an upper opening (22) and a lower opening (24) for receiving candy in the upper opening (22) and directing the candy out of the lower opening (24) for deposition in a receptacle (24), and a lid (30) moveably supported on the channel (20) for movement between a closed position covering the upper opening (22) and an open position providing access to the upper opening (22). The assembly (10) is characterized by the lid (30) presenting a face (70) overlying the upper opening (22). The face (70) includes a mouth (71), a space for two eyes (72), nostrils (73), the back of a head (74), a forehead (75) above the eyes (72), ears (77), and teeth (76). The channel (20) includes a pivotal member (21) for pivotally supporting the face (70) on the channel (20) and an actuation device (31) for manually pivoting the face (70) relative to the channel (20).

Abstract: This disclosure relates to devices for automatically filling sand bags with pre-measured quantities of sand. It is simple, reliable, and easily operated by unskilled workers. It is comprised generally of a chute having multiple sides and sized to hold a pre-measured quantity of sand and configured to allow the sand to flow reliably when the operator so desires, a door, and an overcenter device for opening and closing the door to allow the pre-measured quantity of sand in the chute to flow into a standard size sandbag located below the chute.

Abstract: A pre-conditioned air adapter chute to connect an aircraft to a pre-conditioned air unit on the ground. The adapter is a type which can be attached to the aircraft by pushing up on the adapter's handles to cause the safety latches to engage the aircraft, and can be removed from the aircraft by pulling down on the handles.

Abstract: An apparatus for filling expandable toy balloons with a liquid such as water includes a body portion defining a central cavity and having a pair of open ends, with the lower end formed into a fitting member for releasable engagement of the neck of a balloon, and the upper end formed into a mouthpiece for the user's mouth. The neck of the balloon to be filled is placed over the fitting member and the entire apparatus (with balloon attached) is then at least partially filled with water by dipping into a body of water. The user then places his mouth on the mouthpiece and exhales into the body portion and central cavity, to displace the water into the balloon until the balloon has been filled with water to the desired level. The filled balloon can then be removed from the fitting, and the neck of the balloon tied off in a knot, so that the water balloon may be used for play.

Abstract: Sandbag filling apparatuses and methods of forming sandbag filling apparatuses are described. In one embodiment, a light-weight sandbag filling apparatus includes a base which is placable on the ground proximate a pile of sand. A support member is connected with the base and extends away therefrom. A pair of spaced-apart, sand-intake funnels are supported on opposite sides of the support member. The funnels include respective inlets and outlets and are positioned by the support member above the ground a distance which is sufficient to enable both (a) a person standing on the ground proximate the sand pile to shovel amounts of sand directly into the inlets, and (b) a person or persons to hold a sandbag adjacent one or both of the outlets to receive sand amounts which are shoveled directly into the associated inlet. In another embodiment, a sandbag filling apparatus includes a base, a support post connected with the base and extending away therefrom along a long axis.

Abstract: In a sealing device for a filling opening, especially for sealing it against the escape of fuel fumes when filling stationary or mobile supply tanks, a seal is located in the vicinity of the filling opening and abuts in a sealing fashion an object such as a filling device that is inserted into the filling opening. The seal automatically controlled by means of a control unit between an inactive resting position and an active sealing position of the seal. As a result, the seal is protected especially well against damage during insertion or withdrawal of the filling device, and reliable sealing can be expected in the long term.

Abstract: A packer as provided for lawn waste disposal for compacting and channeling it into a throwaway bag. The disposer includes an upper portion with converging walls and a lower portion with parallel walls forming a chute into a bag. The entire structure is made of sheet polyethylene and it is entirely rectangular in outline. The upper portion, the converger, is only one-half the height of the lower portion, the chute, to prevent overbalancing. The chute is polyethylene, of which the disposer is made, is reinforced at discrete locations, the converging edges and the bottom edge, of plastic of the same type from which the disposer is made to keep the disposer light in weight, yet strong. A folding metal frame supports the disposer at bag height.

Abstract: A sandbag filler assembly for attachment to an axially movable filler-material source container. The assembly includes a filler chute for delivery of filler material into the sandbag, with the chute having a first open end and a second open end opposite the first end. The first open end has an attachment connection connectable to be in flow communication with a delivery conduit of the source container. An axially compressible sandbag, open at one end and closed at an opposite end, is placeable in a compressed configuration around the filler chute such that the filler chute is within the sandbag with the closed end of the sandbag generally adjacent the second open end of the filler chute. An adjustable sandbag retainer is provided for selective retention and release of the sandbag from around the filler chute as the sandbag has introduced therein filler material to thereby cause sequential movement of sandbag segments from the filler chute.

Abstract: A device for detecting the presence of an ORVR-equipped vehicle having a fuel tank filler pipe including an annular vapor block mounted in the fuel tank filler pipe. The vapor block has sufficient length to substantially block vapor flow through a plurality of vapor return openings in a vacuum assist nozzle spout and further includes an internal diameter complementary with the outside diameter of the nozzle so as to prevent the creation of a vapor tight seal.

Abstract: A panel which may be removably inserted into a nonrigid container, which container is comprised of at least one container wall defining a container opening. The panel is characterized at least in that it is formed from a material which is selected from a group consisting of polyvinyl chloride foam board and high impact polystyrene. Preferably, the device is rectangular and defines a centered aperture through each of its width-defining edge portions and a pair of spaced-apart apertures through each of its length-defining edge portions. Among the advantages provided by the device is that it may be repeatedly bent and inserted into a nonrigid container so that, upon release, the container may be retained in an upright and open position for easy access, all without breaking or cracking and without damaging the container either during retention of the container or during its removal therefrom.

Abstract: A novel lobby dust pan for receipt of floor sweepings including a light-weight tube having a first downwardly directed portion for carrying by a handle located thereabove; a second portion, spaced-apart from the handle, bending away from the first portion; and, a third portion bending away from the second portion and terminating at near floor level, a frame, formed by interconnecting frame sides, located opposite the third tube portion, attached to the tube and defining an opening projecting forward and above floor level; and, a non-rigid container, having an opening attached about the frame and extending rearward to incase the second and the third tube portions therein, for receipt of dust and debris swept from the floor through the frame opening where the second and the third tube portions provide interior support for the container.

Abstract: A new sandbag filling aiding device for providing a means for quickly filling a sandbag with sand. The inventive device includes a funnel member with an inner surface defining a duct between its ends. On the outer surface of the funnel member is a hooking member for holding a portion of a bag placed over the bag filling end of the funnel member. The funnel member is mounted to the mounting portion of a support member that has three elongate legs downwardly and outwardly extending from the mounting portion.

Abstract: Apparatus 100 for opening and supporting a collapsible container 101 having a wall and opening for receiving items to be disposed. Apparatus 100 comprises a sheet of high impact plastic having a thickness selected such that when the sheet is coiled to form a helical spring, and inserted into the opening of the container and released, the sheet rapidly uncoils thereby opening the container and applying a firm outward pressure to the container wall.

Abstract: The invention described holds dialysis bag and other similar articles containing delicate membrane securely in place so that biological solution can be added or collected, safely. The Dialysis Bag Holder contains bottom, vertical and top plates, cradle tubes and a funnel holding mechanism. The bottom plate holds vertical plate and cradle tubes. The vertical plate, besides providing additional support to cradle tubes, holds the top plate firmly in place. The top plate located over the tip of cradle tubes, seats funnel for pouring large volume of sample. Cradle tubes, attached permanently at an angle to the top of bottom plate, hold dialysis bags. The angle of attachment makes cradle tubes have an ascending slope. The concave holding surface of cradle tube complements with the cylindrical body of the bag or similar articles. The entire unit provides stability to the dialysis bag before, during and after loading biological sample.

Abstract: A manually operated sandbag filling apparatus includes a frame and wheels rotatably mounted to the frame for moving the frame over a ground surface including into position proximate a supply of sand on the ground surface. Handles project from the frame for manually manipulating the frame into and out of the position. An auger drive is operatively mounted to the frame to convey sand on the ground surface to a discharge port. A power drive is mounted to the frame for driving the auger drive. A support table is provided for supporting a sandbag to be filled proximate the discharge port.

Abstract: An expander for a flexible liner in the shell of a baby bottle including a squeezable bulb to supply air and connected confluently to an adapter having a one-way valve therein and with the adapter being sealingly inserted into the open end of the liner.

Abstract: A bagger, with a wide opening formed by a flexible platform to receive leaves and lead the leaves into the bag, has a closed frame with projecting frame members outwardly and upwardly for supporting the flexible platform and a bag holder on top of the frame to hold the bag in an open position to store the leaves received from the flexible platform.

Abstract: A dispensing apparatus clamps onto the neck of a large liquid container such as a pure water bottle, sealing the mouth of the container, while the bottle is upright. The apparatus has an elongate column upstanding from a broad base. A passage at the top of the column receives the bottle neck and clamps the apparatus onto the bottle while sealing the mouth. The bottle is then tilted onto its side and then pivoted on the base until the bottle is inverted. A vent tube with check valve extends up through the seal and to the bottom of the bottle. A dispensing tube with valve extends down through the seal and terminates in a dispensing valve. The problems of spilling and injury from lifting and inverting are avoided.

Abstract: A dispensing nozzle seal that can be inserted into the filler neck of a fuel tank. The nozzle seal has a sealing ring made of elastomeric material with a sealing lip that is configured to sealingly surround with a degree of elastic prestressing a dispensing nozzle that is inserted into the filler neck. The sealing ring is joined to a seal support tapering conically in the direction of the fuel tank. The seal support is constructed in one piece, and is connected frictionally or with form locking to the sealing ring.

Abstract: A portable device for receiving and dispensing , under gravity, particulate materials, preferrably sand, fed thereto into bags is described. A tapered hopper is supported on legs, which may be telescopically adjustable, has an open top, which is greater in width than the width of a shovel, and has an upstanding deflector around three sides to deflect material into the hopper. The lower end of the hopper is provided with a discharge chute having a diameter somewhat less than the diameter of a receiving bag. The outside of the chute is provided with a pair of upstanding tapered lugs or pins from which to suspend the receiving bag.

Abstract: A pre-conditioned air adapter for attaching an air access port of an aircraft to a pre-conditioned air unit made of an integral one-piece plastic body, a clamp connected to the body, a hook connected to the clamp, a strengthening ring member secured to a top end of the adapter body, and a gasket secured to the ring member. The ring member may be metal and may be bolted to the top end of the adapter. Further, the hook may have a tip that is angled toward central longitudinal axis of the adapter body.

Abstract: A bag holding device is disclosed. In use, the bag holding device will maintain a conventional storage bag, typically used for freezing, in an upright and opened position for facilitating packaging. The holder comprises a base stand and a removable funnel. Both the stand and funnel are oval in shape, similar to the conventional bag.

Abstract: A bag filler which is particularly suited for filling of yard waste bags. The bag filler has a top funnel with a descending collapsible loading nozzle. The loading nozzle is inserted within a waste bag and waste is loaded into the funnel to channel it into the bag. The wide inlet of the funnel increases the effective mouth area of the bag, making the bag easier to fill. The loading nozzle is preferably configured to allow it to be selectively locked into various lengths between fully extended and fully collapsed lengths. The length of the loading nozzle can thus be configured to fit bags of varying depths. Bag-retaining structure may be provided on the funnel and/or loading nozzle to allow attachment of a bag rim about the bag filler so that a bag is held in an open state with the nozzle resting therein.

Abstract: A funnel (22) includes a liner (28) connected to a support structure (26). The funnel (22) is connected to a base (24) positioned within a trash bag (78) having an opening disposed around the support structure (26) at a discharge opening of the funnel (26). The liner (22) is detachable from the support structure (26) which is compressed for storage after being detached from the base (24). The liner (22) and base (24) are connected to the support structure (26) for storage. The components are packaged as a kit with adhesive so a purchaser can assemble the components.

Abstract: An apparatus for filling flexible bags with a fluent material that includes a receiving bay, a curvilinear cylinder and a support frame. The receiving bay has an open top for receiving fluent material and funnels down to a discharge opening. The curvilinear cylinder has a top input opening attached to the discharge opening, a bottom output opening, and a curvilinear sidewall therebetween. The curvilinear sidewall has a front wall with an outwardly and downwardly projecting portion that has a predetermined length and extends away from an opposing rear wall of the curvilinear sidewall at a predetermined angle of inclination relative to the vertical direction. The support frame is attached to and supports the receiving bay or the curvilinear cylinder such that the bottom output opening of the curvilinear cylinder is suspended at a predetermined clearance height above the ground.

Abstract: A method for filling containers utilizing at least two filling members. The containers to be filled are placed in a receptacle and at least two filling members are placed over the containers with the apertures of the filling members corresponding to the openings of the containers to be filled. Particulate matter is then disposed on top of the filling members and passed through the apertures in the filling members filling the containers below. A scraper is used to push and/or pull the particulate matter off of one filling member onto the other filling member. The now clean filling member is removed and the containers which are now filled with particulate matter are removed as well. The particulate matter is then moved from the second filling member onto the first in order to fill the new containers under it. The second filling member now being cleared of particulate matter is removed and the containers under it which are now filled are then removed.

Abstract: In a display apparatus attachable to a filler gun of a fuel pump, a first display carrying body adapted to be fitted onto the filler gun to display a message on a message card and display information about fuel type delivered from the filler gun, and a second display carrying body releasably attachable to the first display carrying body at a rear end thereof said second display carrying body carrying message indicating that the fuel pump or filler gun is out of order.

Abstract: A versatile apparatus for quickly and easily filling bags of sand, dirt, or other particulate material which includes a scoop mounted on a lower frame and upwardly extending handles which are braced to the lower frame in use. A latch is provided to detachably secure a bag to the scoop during filling. The entire apparatus can be compactly folded for storage, including relocation of ground wheels and push handles to minimize external size. The invention includes a simplified form for light duty usage.

Abstract: A free-standing, one-piece bag holder made up of a resilient rolled metal. The base of the bag holder consists of two parallel base members of the rolled metal. A crossbar that is perpendicular to the base members is fixedly attached at the ends thereof to the respective base members at points on the base members which are midway between the ends of the base members. Portions of the base members extend upwardly at an angle from the opposite ends of the base members towards the mid-portions of the base members. Four legs respectively extend upwardly at right angles relative to the portions of the base members so that the sides of the bag holder diverge outwardly from one another when the bag holder is in a bag removed condition.

Abstract: A sandbag filling device utilizing a scoop possessing first and second end portions. A channel is formed intermediate the first and second end portions and is sized to allow a bag to fit over the scoop. A support is also employed and includes a first portion pivotally engaging the scoop. The support also possesses a second portion which includes a flange that extends transversely from the support. The flange may sere as a stop for the closed portion of the bag that fits over the scoop when the bag is being filled.

Abstract: A low-cost capsule filler has a capsule holder with a medication tray, and cavities in the tray for receiving capsule bodies and capsule covers for filling with powdered or granulated medication. A wall around the medication tray contains loose medication, and the tray surface slopes toward each cavity to facilitate filling. Medication is tamped into the capsules with posts on an extractor; the extractor after tamping is inserted from beneath into the base of the capsule filler so the extractor posts push the filled capsules upward from their cavities where they can be gripped and removed.

Abstract: A bag holder comprises a scoop and a locking ring for engaging the scoop and maintaining a bag in position on the scoop. The scoop is a hollow device with a mouth and a base. A channel extends inwardly from the mouth of the scoop towards the base. In use, a bag is retained in an open position between the ring and the base of the scoop, and a user funnels debris into the mouth, through the scoop, and into the bag.

Abstract: A sailing boat storage bag with an opening sized to be suspending in depending relation within an inadvertently undersized opening of a porthole, the bag opening sizing being achieved using a bag-attached strip of a flexible rim with opposite ends configurated into a circle with the opposite ends bounding a clearance therebetween that reduces the oversize in the bag opening to match the undersized porthole opening, after which hook and loop patches hold the bag opening to the size-adjusted diameter which enables the bag to be suspended in the porthole.

Abstract: A flexible bag is loaded in at least two stages utilizing a loading ring of rigid plastic material having a height less than its diameter and having a height less than approximately one-half the height of the trash bag. The bag is inserted into the loading ring presenting an upper bag section surrounded by the ring section, and is filled with refuse, the lower section of the bag being in a collapsed condition beneath the ring. The ring an upper bag section are then manually shifted upwardly causing the refuse to drop by gravity into the bag lower section, after which the upper bag section is again filled with refuse material, and the loading ring is either removed depending on the bag size, or the loading ring together with the upper bag section is again shifted upwardly to present another unloaded upper bag section which is again filled with refuse. A two-stage or a three-stage loading operation is effected.

Abstract: An assist device is disclosed for use with a drinking water dispenser of the type utilizing a large inverted water bottle mounted in a recess or reservoir located on the top flat surface of the dispenser. The assist device is used by a person in replacing the water bottle on the dispenser. The assist device includes a base member for resting against one side of the dispenser in a horizontal orientation with respect to the floor supporting the dispenser. The base member includes a recess into which the bottom of the water bottle is set and an elongated support member having an upper end which is secured to the base member and a lower end which rests on the floor when the base member is disposed against the dispenser. The support member spaces the base member from the floor an appropriate distance so that the top rim of the water bottle is adjacent an upper edge of the dispenser.

Abstract: A sealing mechanism for use with open top hoppers when being field by gravity loading. The sealing mechanism has been specifically designed for the plastic industry which dumps the pellets of plastics and pigment from a mixer into an open top hopper. One embodiment is a sleeve that fits over the spout of the mixer and over the open top of the hopper. The sleeve is cut so it will fit over the spout and is sealed by a piece of tape. The bottom end of the sleeve is cut so that it will fit over the hopper and by its tensile property will fit snugly so no pigment will be lost when the mixer dumps the pigment in plastic into the hopper through the sleeve. Another embodiment is a liner that is designed to fit within a hopper with an open bottom. The liner is specifically designed so it will fit over the spout of the mixer and is sealed tightly so no pigment will be lost in the dumping process by a piece of tape.

Abstract: A hand cart is adapted to lift an upright water bottle from a support surface of a first height, carry the bottle to a water dispenser of a second height, invert the bottle, and lower a mouth of the bottle into a receiving opening of the dispenser. A scissors/jackscrew mechanism pivotally connected between a pivot arm structure and an upright structure raises and lowers an outer portion of the pivot arm structure. A bottle holding mechanism pivotally connected to the outer portion of the pivot arm structure inverts the bottle. The bottle holding mechanism includes first and second bottle engaging pads pivotally connected to spaced first and second outer portions of the pivot arm structure, respectively, and engaging opposite sides of the bottle between circumferential ridges thereof. Velcro straps secure the bottle to the pads.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a device and method for enabling a person to fill a sandbag quickly and efficiently without the assistance of another person.The inventive sandbag shovel preferably includes a scoop for scooping up the sand, a chute flexibly connected to the scoop for directing sand from the scoop into a sandbag, a sandbag gripper mounted to the chute for releasable connection to the mouth of a sandbag to maintain the sandbag mouth in sand-receiving relationship to the chute, and a pair of handles connected to the scoop.

Abstract: A fluid sleeve for channeling fluid spilled during the servicing of a motorized vehicle includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and an enclosed body portion extending between the top portion and the bottom portion. The body portion defines a first opening operable to engage a fluid inlet of the motorized vehicle and a second opening operable to engage a fluid outlet of a fluid container received therethrough to be disposed in the fluid inlet. In use, when fluid is discharged or otherwise spilled from the fluid inlet or the fluid outlet during servicing, the fluid is retained within the body portion and channeled toward the bottom portion.

Abstract: A pastry bag supporting device for facilitating the filling, cleaning, drying or storing of pastry bags. Also, an assembly comprising the pastry bag supporting device, a pastry bag positioned therewith, and a support system; and methods for using the pastry bag supporting device or the assembly.

Abstract: A sealed system for facilitating the safe transfer of hazardous material through a port in the floor of a containment enclosure to an open topped storage container positionable in precise axial alignment below the port and supported on a lift cart for vertical movement toward and away from the port. The port is defined by a vertically depending flange or enclosure ring in the floor of the containment enclosure and is closeable by a seal cover within said containment enclosure positionable for sealing engagement with the periphery of the port. The port is also closed alternately by a sturdy plastic bag supported from a seal ring engageable in leak-proof sealed relation with the port and partially contained within the storage container supported on the lift cart. A succession of bags are positioned under the port, elevated into sealed relation with the port, filled, sealed shut, severed from the sealed port and lowered and removed for permanent storage.

Abstract: A remote fill receptacle device is provided comprising (1) a receptacle body and (2) a receptacle conduit, the device being employed in conjunction with a tree stand including a water reservoir for conveniently filling/refilling the tree stand's water reservoir in the invention process by receiving water additions via an inlet opening in the upper portion of the body and permitting said water to gravity discharge from the body via an outlet opening in the lower portion of the body through the receptacle conduit which directs the discharged water from the outlet opening to the water reservoir.

Abstract: A floor cleaning device for facilitating the removal of matter from a surface includes a receptacle with a resilient bottom member having substantially an arch shape with first and second opposed ends for contacting the surface. A side wall and a ramp are disposed along the perimeter of the bottom member. The ramp is oriented for having matter transported across it from the surface for deposit into the receptacle. Upon application of a force to the second end of the resilient bottom member, the first end has increased contact with the surface. In another embodiment of the invention, a resilient member has first and second opposed ends with a channel formed in the resilient member between the first and second end. A ramp on the first end is oriented for having matter transported across it from the surface for being deposited into the channel. Upon application of a force by a user to the second end of the resilient member, the first end has increased contact with the surface.

Abstract: A fluent material dispensing apparatus for filling containers with fluent material comprising a hopper for receiving and holding fluent material, the hopper's top being open and the hopper converging downwardly towards the hopper's bottom, wherein multiple discharge openings are located at the hopper's bottom, the top end of the discharge chutes being formed around each of the discharge openings, a support frame for supporting the hopper, the support frame comprising base members and a plurality of vertical legs extending between the hopper and the base members, a swing gate pivotally mounted to each discharge chute, the swing gates being movable from an open to a closed position over the bottom of the discharge chutes to control the discharge of fluent material from the hopper, a swing gate actuating mechanism for selectively moving the swing gate between an open and a closed position, a rotatable auger mounted transversely in the hopper for moving fluent material over the discharge openings, and a power sys

Abstract: A pill guide for use in combination with pill, capsule and caplet dispensing trays has a tapered guide channel for removable attachment to the pill return outlet of the tray. The guide combines with adjacent wall portions of the tray return outlet to form a convergent funnel, through which unwanted pills may be discarded back to the bulk supply from where they came. The pill guide may incorporate a guidance lip to facilitate alignment of the tray with the bulk receptacle.