Bulk produce box dumping device

Claim 1

IN CONTAINER-DUMPING APPARATUS, PRODUCT RECEIVING AND CONVEYING UNIT A DUMPING CRADLE ADAPTED TO SUPPORT A CONTAINER TO BE DUMPED, A LID STRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CRADLE ADAPTED TO CLOSE THE OPEN TOP OF A CONTAINER WITHIN SAID CRADLE, LID CONTROL MEANS FOR RAISING SAID LID TO RECEIVE A CONTAINER INTO SAID CRADLE AND FOR LOWERING SAID LID INTO CONTAINER-CLAMPING POSITION OVER THE OPEN TOP OF A CONTAINER WITHIN SAID CRADLE, MEANS FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID CRADLE AND SAID ASSOCIATED LID AT AN ELEVATION OVER SAID CONVEYING UNIT, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID CRADLE AND SAID LID AS A UNIT WHEREBY A CONTAINER WITHIN SAID CRADLE IS INVERTED THEREWITH INTO PRODUCT DISCHARGE POSITION, A PRODUCT DISCHARGE APERTURE IN SAID LID, A COVER FOR SAID APERTURE, AND COVER HOLDING MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID COVER EFFECTIVE TO HOLD SAID COVER CLOSED UNTIL SAID CRADLE IS ROTATED INTO PRODUCT DISCHARGE POSITION, SAID COVER HOLDING MEANS COMPRISING ARCUATE GUIDE MEANS AND A GUIDE FOLLOWER CARRIED BY SAID COVER IN CONTACT WITH SAID ARCUATE GUIDE MEANS.