Discharge deflector for container dischargers

Claim 1

IN A CONTAINER DISCHARGER GOR CONTAINER PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING CONTAINER CARRYING POCKETS THEREIN CONNECTED TOGETHER IN AN ENDLESS SERIES AND MEANS TO MOVE THE ENDLESS SERIES OF CONTAINER CARRYING POCKETS THROUGH THE APPARATUS AND PAST A CONTAINER DISCHARGE STATION: THE IMPROVEMENT ADJACENT THE DISCHARGE STATION COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A CONTAINER RECEIVING CONVEYOR SPACED FROM THE DISCHARGE STATION, CONTAINER GUIDE MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN THE DISCHARGE STATION AND SAID RECEIVING CONVEYOR, ROTARY CONTAINER DISCHARGING MEANS OPERATIVELY MOUNTED ADJACENT SAID GUIDE MEANS AND MOVABLE TO ENGAGE THE CONTAINERS IN THE DISCHARGE STATION AND MAINTAIN ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH UNTIL THE CONTAINERS ARE ON SAID RECEIVING CONVEYOR, MEANS IN THE DISCHARGE STATION ADJUTABLY MOVABLE BACK AND FORTH IN THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF THE CONTAINER CARRYING POCKETS TO PROVIDE A PREDETERMINED CLEARANCE GAP THROUGH WHICH THE CONTAINERS MUST MOVE ONTO SAID ROTARY MEANS, AND CONTAINER POSITIONING MEANS CARRIED BY AND MOVABLE WITH SAID ADJUSTABLE MEANS IN POSITION TO ADVANCE THE BOTTOMS OF CONTAINERS INTO SAID CLEARANCE GAP AHEAD OF THE MOVEMENT THEREOF BY THE CARRYING POCKETS.