Cup accumulator assembly

Claim 1

An accumulator and storage device for metal containers that are provided with one open and one closed end, said device being comprised of a relatively sound-proof and enclosed container receiving and storage chamber, said chamber having a top, bottom, two end, and two side walls and said chamber having a width slightly in excess of but a depth and length both greater than the length of the containers to be stored, one of the sidewalls of the said chamber which faces the open ends of the containers and also constitutes a major wall area of the chamber comprising an acoustical wall that includes an inner perforated liner sheet and an outer backer sheet of sound absorptive material arranged and disposed adjacent the liner sheet, conveyor means for initially selectively depositing and orienting the containers in the said enclosed chamber with their open ends facing the said acoustical wall and said chamber also being provided with container outlet means in the lower portion thereof.