Abstract: A machine for unstacking and dispensing containers to be filled. The machine includes multiple sprocket wheels and chains which include retaining bars and push tabs for supporting a stack of bins and for dispensing an individual bin. A conveyor transports the bins away from the machine and a programmable controller correlates the motion of both the unstacker/dispenser and the conveyor to allow for continuous dispensing of containers automatically.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A plastic body having a cylindrical hole through its center has a handle for hand-carrying the body. The hole is at least partially lined with an elastomer. The elastomer lined hole has a diameter approximately 1/8 to 1/4 inch larger than the cylindrical tank to be carried. After sliding the plastic body over a cylindrical tank, by tilting the body, the elastomer lined body surrounding the hole makes a two-point contact with the tank to be carried, thus allowing the lifting and carrying of the tank. The body has three T-shaped slots, each one of which is designed to mate with an external fixture for storing the tanks.