Pneumatic conveyor system

Claim 1

IN A FLUID CONVEYING SYSTEM HAVING LONGITUDINAL CONDUIT MEANS THROUGH WHICH FLUID ENTRAINED PARTICULATE MATERIAL MAY BE CONVEYED: A CONTAINER HAVING AN INLET OPENING IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID CONDUIT MEANS INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF THE LATTER, SAID INLET OPENING EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID CONDUIT MEANS; FLOW CONTROL MEANS MOVABLE FROM A FIRST POSITION IN WHICH IT BLOCKS SAID CONDUIT MEANS AND DIVERTS MATERIAL FROM SAID CONDUIT MEANS INTO SAID CONTAINER VIA SAID INLET, TO A SECOND POSITION IN WHICH SAID FLOW CONTROL MEANS BLOCKS SAID INLET TO DISABLE THE ENTRY OF MATERIAL INTO SAID INLET AND ENABLES SAID MATERIAL TO BE CONVEYED ALONG SAID CONDUIT MEANS BYPASSING SAID CONTAINER; AND OPERATING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL MEANS AND OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO PREDETERMINED AMOUNTS OF MATERIAL BEING DELIVERED TO SAID CONTAINER TO MOVE SAID CONTROL MEANS FROM SAID FIRST POSITION TO SAID SECOND POSITION IN SUCCESSIVE INCREMENTS.