Feed control for tub type hay grinder
Patent 3966128 Issued on June 29, 1976. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 29, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
June 29, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2650745 3186651 3743191 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 529918 filed on 12/05/1974US Classes:241/73, Arcuate screen concentric with rotary comminuting member241/101.761, Tub grinder241/186.2Feed or discharge regulatorExaminersPrimary: Custer, Granville Y. Jr.Attorney, Agent or FirmAbstractA feeding control for regulating the feeding of hay or other forage crops into a grinder of the "tub" type wherein a large hopper or tub is used for feeding the forage into a rotating cylinder adjacent the bottom of the tub, and wherein the forage or hay crop is moved across the cylinder for grinding. The feed control comprises a slidable cover plate member that regulates the size of the effective inlet opening to the cylinder to control the amount of forage which can contact the cylinder at any one time. | |
