US PATENT SUBCLASS 414 / 293
.~ Charging or charge-distributing means

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288  DF  STATIC RECEPTACLE AND MEANS FOR CHARGING OR DISCHARGING, OR FACILITATING THE CHARGING OR DISCHARGING OF, THE RECEPTACLE {7}
293.~ Charging or charge-distributing means {6}
294  DF  .~.~> Condition responsive {2}
297  DF  .~.~> With means to ream or cut, or with collapsible means to form, vertical discharge passage in material during charging
298  DF  .~.~> Serving also to discharge receptacle
299  DF  .~.~> Terminal portion of means comprises gravity flow path (e.g., chute, etc.)
300  DF  .~.~> Having charge distributing means of driven type {1}
303  DF  .~.~> Charging a static receptacle by gravity flow from a portable load carrier

DEFINITION

Classification: 414/293

Charging or charge-distributing means:

(under subclass 288) Apparatus comprising means for either (a) moving a charge into a receptacle, (b) facilitating the charging by arranging or rearranging the charge within the receptacle, or (c) performing both functions.

(1) Note. "Charging" and "charge-distributing" means frequently are not readily distinguishable from one another, either structurally or functionally, and therefore are treated together in this and the indented subclasses.