摘要 |
A poultry cage stacker for stacking poultry cages having side walls with an outwardly extending portion and a hinged cover which stacking apparatus comprises a conveyor and a frame mounted about a portion of the conveyor, the frame carrying cage positioning means to retain the cage in a desired position, cage lifting means designed to engage the outwardly extending portions of the side walls of the cages, cage retaining means moveable from a first retracted position to a second cage engaging position, and a member to close the cover of the cage. The apparatus is a compact one which facilitates the stacking of empty poultry cages.
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