Litter screening and separating apparatus
Patent 4897183 Issued on January 30, 1990. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 10, 2007. 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 10, 2007. 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.InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 060325 filed on 06/10/1987US Classes:209/235, Special applications119/161, WASTE TOILET OR RELATED DEVICE198/631.1, Conveyor portion only cyclically rotates, shifts, or oscillates for extra-conveying function198/690.2, Transversely extending enlongated ridge means formed on or attached by nonmechanical means to the conveyor198/698, Load-engaging belt having load-impelling, projecting cross members (e.g., slat, etc.) joined thereto by mechanical fastening means198/851, Separate pins interconnect links209/308, With agitators209/381, Jarring209/399, Attaching209/420, Portable414/502Power-driven conveyorsExaminersPrimary: Hajec, Donald T.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB07B 001/00B07B 001/10 AbstractA litter screening and separating apparatus including a storage compartment arranged for towed movement, a loader structure affixed at one end of the storage compartment for picking up encrusted litter material from floors of chicken houses, a conveyor including a pair of chains for moving the encrusted litter from the loading structure to the storage compartment, a baffle plate adjacent and beneath the conveyor chain for preventing contamination of the conveyor chain from the material stored in the storage compartment, a plurality of loading panels arranged between the pair of chains and being replaceably affixed thereto, and vibrator rollers adjacent the pair of chains for engagement with projections on spaced links of each chain for vibrating the loading panels. The loading panels may be of solid panel construction or of expanded metal, depending upon the type of litter being picked up and the method of use of the apparatus.Field of SearchVEGETABLE GATHERERSPECIAL APPLICATIONS Endless belt sifters With agitators Special applications Conveyors Portable Vehicles Distributing Perforated sheet Attaching Discharging Knockers Jarring Distributers or spreaders AMBULANT Power-driven conveyors Endless Having charge distributing means of driven type Separate pins interconnect links Formed of or including pivotally interconnected rigid links Transversely extending enlongated ridge means formed on or attached by nonmechanical means to the conveyor Load-engaging belt having load-impelling, projecting cross members (e.g., slat, etc.) joined thereto by mechanical fastening means Having cleaning means Gripping portions self-open as they pass through a curved path Holder supported and driven by horizontally spaced drive Moving conveyer, digger or separator Moving open separator or separating conveyer Compound motion (e.g., with agitator) Moving screen or grate (e.g., shaker) Separator formed in collector receptacle | |
