Bagging of dusty particulate solids

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR LOADING DUSTY, PARTICULATE SOLIDS INTO BAGS ADAPTED FOR ADHESIVE SEALING COMPRISING IN COMBINATION ENCLOSED MEANS FOR MEASURING A GIVEN QUANTITY OF SAID MATERIAL AND DUMPING SAME, INCLUDING A DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED FILLING SPOUT POSITIONED TO RECEIVE SAME; FIRST OPERATING MEANS FOR EFFECTING THE DUMP; AN EXHAUST LINE CONNECTED WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID SPOUT AND PROVIDED WITH EXHAUST MEANS; A VALVE IN SAID EXHAUST LINE FOR CLOSING SAME; SECOND OPERATING MEANS FOR SAID VALVE; A CLAMP AROUND THE DELIVERY END OF SAID SPOUT FOR HOLDING THE MOUTH OF A BAG AROUND SAME FOR FILLING; THIRD OPERATING MEANS FOR SAID CLAMP; AND COMMON ACTUATING MEANS FOR SAID FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD OPERATING MEANS, WHEREBY, UPON ACTUATION, THE CLAMPING OF SAID BAG, THE OPENING OF SAID VALVE, AND SAID DUMPING ARE EFFECTED SIMULTANEOUSLY AND, UPON RELEASE OF SAID ACTUATING MEANS, SAID VALVE IS CLOSED AND SAID CLAMP IS RELEASED.