Charging box for a machine for operating on metal or similar scrap

Claim 1

A CHARGING DEVICE FOR A MACHINE FOR OPERATING ON OVERSIZED METAL SCRAP OR THE LIKE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION (A) AN ELONGATED RECEPTACLE OPEN AT BOTH ENDS AND HAVING A BOTTOM WALL, A PAIR OF OPPOSED UPRIGHT SIDE WALLS LONGITUDINALLY ADJOINING SAID BOTTOM WALL AND A TOP OPENING BETWEEN THE UPPER EDGES OF SAID SIDE WALLS; (B) A RECIPROCABLE RAM ENTERING SAID RECEPTACLE THROUGH ONE OF ITS OPEN ENDS AND PUSHING MATERIAL OUT OF SAID RECEPTACLE THROUGH THE OTHER OPEN END INTO SAID OPERATING MACHINE; (C) A PAIR OF COOPERATING COMPACTING JAWS ADAPTED TO OPERATE ON METAL SCRAP; EACH JAW EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY SUBSTANTIALLY THE FULL LENGTH OF SAID RECEPTACLE OUTSIDE THEREOF AND HINGED TO THE UPPER EDGE OF ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS FOR A SWINGING MOVEMENT BETWEEN A FIRST OR RECEIVING POSITION ADAPTED TO SUPPORT SCRAP EXCEEDING IN SIZE THE WIDTH OF THE OPENING AND A SECOND OR FINAL OPERATING POSITION;