Feed assemblies and methods
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsIsaac J. MCGILL, Sean P. SUNDBERG, Charles DENDY, Jarrod W. CHALKLEY, Kathryn DILL, Robert POWELL
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AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsIsaac J. MCGILL, Sean P. SUNDBERG, Charles DENDY, Jarrod W. CHALKLEY, Kathryn DILL, Robert POWELL
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A feed assembly includes a conveyor assembly and a supply assembly. The conveyor assembly includes a conveyor belt apparatus, a conveyor frame, and conveyor rollers enabling movement of the conveyor assembly over a support surface. The supply assembly includes a supply apparatus configured to discharge a material through a discharge port, a supply frame, and supply rollers enabling movement of the supply assembly over the support surface. The conveyor assembly is movable to align a front end of the conveyor belt apparatus with an intake port of an external structure, and the supply assembly is movable in relation to the conveyor assembly to vertically overlap the discharge port over a rear end of the conveyor belt apparatus, to enable the conveyor assembly to convey material discharged from the discharge port to the intake port based on operation of the supply apparatus and the conveyor belt apparatus.
A feed assembly, comprising:
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