| 摘要 |
An extensible device supporting a multidimensional sorting method for the concurrent sorting and filling of lightweight materials into plastic bags, with interlocking strip fasteners. The device comprising a planar array of at least one ribbed tubular insert, integrated vertically onto a thin plate, and supported above a work surface. Each ribbed tubular insert having an exterior surface comprising a plurality of ridges and grooves circumscribing the perimeter of the insert about its elongated axis, and containing a smooth-wall hollow core, with a top opening for loading, and a bottom opening for discharging at a distal end. The tongue and groove of the bag strip fastener securely engages with the insert ridges and grooves, thereby allowing the bags and associated fill material to be vertically suspended above the work surface. The array of inserts and bags are labeled similarly to associate the selected sorting criteria with the applicable bag contents. |
| 主权项 |
1. A material sorting and filling device for use with a plurality of plastic bags, each incorporating an interlocking strip fastener, comprising:
a. a sheet of rigid material, with said sheet having top and under sides, b. a plurality of ribbed tubular inserts of predetermined size and shape, each containing an exterior wall surface comprised of a plurality of alternating ridges and grooves circumscribing the perimeter of said insert about its elongated axis, and each insert containing an internal smooth-wall hollow core, with a top opening for loading at a proximate end, and a bottom opening for discharging at a distal end, c. a plurality of support members, d. said tubular inserts arranged as a two-dimensional array and integrated into said sheet at predetermined locations, with each said insert elongated axis oriented perpendicular to the underside of said sheet, with the top end and associated opening of said insert resting flush with the top-side surface of said sheet, and passing through said sheet, and projecting through the underside a predetermined length, with distal end of said insert projecting away from the underside of said sheet, e. said support members joined to said sheet at spaced locations so as to be able to support said sheet horizontally at an adjustable height above a working surface, and without interfering with said insert projections, f. a predetermined set indicia uniquely identifying said inserts formed on said sheet, g. a set indicia applied to said sheet to associate a sorting criteria with said inserts, h. a set indicia applied to said bags to associate said sorting criteria and said inserts with said bags, whereby one can concurrently sort and fill materials into a plurality of plastic bags in an efficient manner. |
