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US 2017/0247205 A1Published application
Bin sweep with weight-sensitive link
AssigneeSudenga Industries, Inc.
InventorAlan G. Hoogestraat
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Abstract
The disclosure describes an apparatus including a bin sweep arm, a floor support in contact with a floor surface, and a vertical adjustment assembly positioned between floor support and the bin sweep arm and connected to the floor support and the bin sweep arm, wherein the vertical adjustment assembly automatically raises the bin sweep arm off the floor surface and automatically lowers the bin sweep arm to the floor surface in response to changes in weight disposed on the bin sweep arm.
Claims17
An apparatus including:
- a bin sweep arm;
- a floor support in contact with a floor surface;
- and
- a vertical adjustment assembly connected to the floor support and the bin sweep arm, wherein the vertical adjustment assembly automatically raises the bin sweep arm off the floor surface and automatically lowers the bin sweep arm toward the floor surface in response to changes in weight disposed on the bin sweep arm.
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