Grain spreading device
AssigneeAgnew Steel, Inc.
InventorsDennis E. Agnew, Tricia M. Fossum
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Abstract
A grain spreading device for evenly distribute grain as it is poured into a storage bin. The grain spreading device generally includes a flow-control ring (e.g., an evenflow ring) adapted to be positioned below a grain bin opening, the flow-control ring comprising an upper opening and a bottom, and a cone movably suspended below the flow-control ring by a plurality of springs to create a variable opening between the cone and the bottom of the flow-control ring, the plurality of springs creating a restoring force, wherein the variable opening increases in size when a weight of grain on the cone moves the cone away from the bottom of the flow-control ring against the restoring force of the plurality of springs.
Claims20
A grain-spreading device, comprising:
- a ring adapted to be positioned below a grain bin opening of a grain bin, the ring comprising an upper opening and a bottom end;
- a cone movably suspended below the ring by a plurality of springs to create a variable opening between the cone and the bottom end of the ring, wherein the cone comprises a plurality of channels, wherein the plurality of springs create a force applied to the cone, and wherein the variable opening increases in size when a weight of grain on the cone moves the cone away from the bottom end of the ring against the force of the plurality of springs;
- a guide assembly extending upwardly from the cone, wherein the guide assembly is movably positioned with respect to the ring;
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- a plurality of legs attached to and extending away from the cone, wherein each of the plurality of legs is aligned with one of the plurality of channels.
A grain-spreading device, comprising:
- a ring adapted to be positioned below a grain bin opening of a grain bin, wherein the ring comprises an upper opening and a bottom end;
- a cone movably suspended below the ring by a plurality of springs to create a variable opening between the cone and the bottom end of the ring, wherein the plurality of springs create a force applied to the cone, and wherein the variable opening increases in size when a weight of grain on the cone moves the cone away from the bottom end of the ring against the force of the plurality of springs;
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- a guide assembly extending upwardly from the cone, wherein the guide assembly is movable with respect to the ring to maintain an orientation of the cone relative to the ring.
A grain-spreading device, comprising:
- a ring adapted to be positioned below a grain bin opening, the ring comprising an upper opening and a bottom end;
- a cone movably suspended below the ring by a plurality of springs to create a variable opening between the cone and the bottom end of the ring, wherein the variable opening increases in size when a weight of grain on the cone moves the cone away from the bottom end of the ring against a force of the plurality of springs;
- a guide assembly extending upwardly from the cone, wherein the guide assembly is movably positioned with respect to the ring;
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- a plurality of legs attached to and extending away from the cone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.