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US 2005/0229501 A1Published application
Granular material storage container and associated method
OwnerRodney Grossman, Justin Holmesinventors
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Abstract
A granular material storage container and associated method. The storage container includes a foundation, a peripheral wall supported on the foundation, a plurality of vertical stiffeners attached to the peripheral wall, and a horizontal connector connecting the peripheral wall to the foundation. The horizontal connector extends between at least a pair of vertical stiffeners and operates for load transfer from the peripheral wall to the foundation during single pass sweeping.
Claims23
A granular material storage container comprising:
- a foundation;
- a peripheral wall supported on the foundation;
- a plurality of vertical stiffeners, the stiffeners being attached to the peripheral wall;
- and
- a horizontal connector connecting the peripheral wall to the foundation and extending between at least a first and a second of the plurality of vertical stiffeners, the horizontal connector operable for load transfer from the peripheral wall to the foundation during single pass sweeping.
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A method of adapting a granular material storage container for single pass sweep, the method comprising:
- providing the storage container with a primary support structure that is structurally sufficient for forces generated by multiple pass sweeping, but structurally insufficient for forces generated by single pass sweeping;
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- providing the storage container with a secondary support structure, which, in combination with the primary support structure, is structurally sufficient for forces generated by single pass sweeping.
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