US 4653973 A abstract an apparatus for automatically de packaging products and separating the product from its package wihtout contamination of the product and having an improved continuous feed agitating hopper a product orienting feed chute and being adaptable for operation without tumbling the product and package together application_number US 76226285 A description referring now to fig1 and 2 there is shown in side and top elevation views a de packaging apparatus in accordance with the presence invention and wherein like elements are identified by like reference characters products to be de packaged are dumped into a continuous feed hopper 10 which has at its lower end an agitator plate 12 coupled via hinge 14 the agitator plate 12 is driven in a reciprocating motion by an agitator drive mechanism 16 the continuous agitation of packaged products particularly boxed products prevents them from becoming wedged between the hopper walls individual packaged products are picked up by a continuous conveyor belt 18 driven by a conveyor drive motor 20 and belt 22 and delivered to a self orienting chute 24 the configuration of the chute 24 will be more fully described hereinbelow but in operation serves to orient packaged products particularly those in boxes with respect to the opening mechanism 26 the opening mechanism 26 has one or more cutter blades not shown driven at high speed by motor 28 and drive belt 30 the packages are carried.