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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353936 | Wiper apparatus for clearing shavings A wiper apparatus for sweeping or clearing debris from a surface, such as cuttings generated in a machining operation that have collected on a collecting surface, comprises rotatable wiper arms and dependent wiper blades. The wiper apparatus can be self-powered or i... | 04/08/2008 |
| 4717308 | Container unloading system An unloading system for a container, such a forage box, includes a floor and a pair of parallel sidewalls. An auger is located in the container and a hydraulic motor on the auger rotates the auger to convey material in the container toward one end thereof... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4534693 | Silo unloading apparatus Silo unloading apparatus of the bottom unloading type is provided, wherein an auger is mounted for rotation on its own axis and for arcuate sweeping motion across the floor of the silo, conveying silage toward a central opening, and a single drive is prov... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4437806 | Overload mechanism for the system of a bottom silo unloader An overload mechanism for the drive system of a bottom silo unloader. The silo unloader includes a sweep arm mounted to rotate about the center of the silo and operable to dislodge stored material and convey the dislodged material to a delivery trough for... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4432687 | Silo unloading apparatus Silo unloading apparatus of the bottom unloading type is provided, wherein an auger is mounted for rotation on its own axis and for arcuate sweeping motion across the floor of the silo, conveying silage toward a central opening, and a single drive is prov... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4386695 | Sweep auger construction for a bottom unloading mechanism A sweep arm construction for a bottom unloading mechanism used to unload generally free flowing material from a silo or storage structure. The sweep arm is mounted to rotate about the center of the silo and undercut the stored material and convey it to th... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4377364 | Silo unloading apparatus Silo unloading apparatus of the bottom unloading type is provided, wherein an auger is mounted for rotation on its own axis and for arcuate sweeping motion across the floor of the silo, conveying silage toward a central opening, and a single drive is prov... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4285622 | Apparatus for feeding material out of silos or from stacks Apparatus for feeding material from a large supply of such material wherein a screw is horizontally disposed at the bottom of the piled material. Both ends of the screw are mounted in a trunnion bracket in a traversing carriage which supports the screw an... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4095703 | Drive system for silo unloader A drive system is provided for a silo unloader, in which a generally radially disposed auger at the bottom of a silo, both rotates about its own axis, and sweeps across the bottom of the silo floor. A sweeping movement is provided by a hydraulic drive. Th... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4083462 | Apparatus for discharging bulk material from storage tanks An apparatus for discharging bulk material from a storage tank includes a support shaft; an impeller wheel mounted on the support shaft in the vicinity of the storage tank floor; and a stepping mechanism for intermittently moving the impeller wheel in eit... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4069928 | Machine for clearing bulk material This disclosure relates to a machine for clearing bulk material from a bin table by moving therealong a movable support carrying a pivotally mounted rotatable clearing wheel including a first drive mechanism for moving the movable support and a second dri... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4042094 | Conveying and storing apparatus There is disclosed conveying and storing apparatus for conveying articles, in particular cigarettes, between two machines and for storing articles in transit between the machines. The apparatus comprises a conveyor with a pivotable carrier member, two rot... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3944086 | Material handling facility and apparatus therefor A pair of elongated, parallel pits receive materials for handling. Just inwardly of each pit there is located a parallel running belt conveyor. Feeder vehicles mounted on rails in the pits outwardly of the belt conveyors are powered to traverse the pits l... | 03/16/1976 |
