Unload Tee
AssigneeBray International, Inc.
InventorsMichael James Lurk, Thomas Linhorst, John Long
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Abstract
An unload tee has a tee body with a front side and a rear side. The unload tee further includes a door rotatably connected to front side of the tee body; a catch pin mounted on and projecting from the door; a latch assembly connected to the door, and wherein the latch assembly is positioned towards the front side of the unload tee, and further wherein the latch assembly comprises a latch tab having an ear; and a catch defined as a curve in the ear of the latch tab, wherein the catch is configured to engage the catch pin when the door is in a closed position.
Claims20
An unload tee apparatus having a tee body with a front side and a rear side, comprising:
- a door rotatably connected at the front side of the tee body;
- a catch pin mounted on and projecting from the door;
- a latch assembly connected to the door, and wherein the latch assembly is positioned towards the front side of the tee body, and further wherein the latch assembly comprises a latch tab having an ear;
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- a catch defined as a curve in the ear of the latch tab, wherein the catch is configured to engage the catch pin when the door is in a closed position.
An apparatus for an unload tee having a tee body with a front side opposite of a rear side, and a top side opposite of an underside, comprising:
- a bore defined through the top side and the underside of the tee body;
- two front beams extending from the front side of the tee body;
- a hinge bar installed between the front beams, wherein the hinge bar is configured for rotational movement;
- a cover rotatably coupled to the hinge bar at the front side of the tee body;
- wherein the cover is configured to obstruct the bore when the cover is in a closed position;
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- a latch handle connected to the cover, wherein the latch handle is accessible from the front side of the tee body.
A method of unloading material through an unload tee, comprising the steps of:
- pushing a latch tab connected to a latch handle, wherein the latch handle is connected to a cover of the unload tee;
- disengaging a catch defined on an ear of the latch tab from a catch pin protruding from the cover;
- pulling the latch handle;
- removing an engaging end of a snaking bar from a connection device installed towards a rear side of the unload tee;
- swinging open the cover from the unload tee.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.