Plastic bottle feeder having orienting means

Claim 1

A MACHINE FOR FEEDING EMPTY PLASTIC BOTTLES OF THE TYPE HAVING CLOSED BUTT ENDS AND PROJECTING NECKS OR OPENINGS AT THE OPPOSITE ENDS, COMPRISING A HOPPER FOR HOLDING A LOOSE BULK OF THE BOTTLES, A BUCKER CONVEYOR HAVING SINGLE ARTICLE HOLDING POCKETS OPERATING UP THROUGH SAID HOPPER, A TRANSFER CONVEYOR POSITIONED TO RECEIVE BOTTLES FROM THE UPPER END OF SAID BUCKET CONVEYOR, A STACKING MAGAZINE HAVING ITS UPPER END POSITIONED TO TAKE BOTTLES ADVANCED BY SAID TRANSFER CONVEYOR, BOTTLE ORIENTING MEANS OVER SAID TRANSFER CONVEYOR AND STACKING MAGAZINE FOR PASSING BOTTLES FEEDING BUTT END FIRST AND FOR ENGAGING THE NECK PORTIONS OF REVERSELY FEEDING BOTTLES FOR REVERSING THE LATTER BOTTLES END FOR END, A DELIVERY CONVEYOR TRAVELLING PAST THE LOWER END OF SAID STACKING MAGAZINE AND A PUSHER FOR SEPARATING THE LOWERMOST BOTTLE AND FOR DISCHARGING THE SAME THE RIGHT END UP ASSURED BY SAID BOTTLE ORIENTING MEANS, FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE STACK ON TO SAID DELIVERY CONVEYOR AND MEANS TRIMMED IN ACCORD WITH SAID PUSHER FOR MOMENTARILY SUPPORTING BOTTLES IN THE STRIKING MAGAZINE ABOVE THE LOWERMOST BOTTLE WHEN THE LOWERMOST BOTTLE IS ADVANCED BY SAID PUSHER TO SAID DELIVERY CONVEYOR.