Grain drying and storage apparatus
OwnerHarlan J. Eastoninventor
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Abstract
A grain distributing auger and leveling member in a grain drying and storage bin having a grain supporting surface underlying the auger and leveling member. A conduit feeds granular material to one end of the auger and a motor and power transmission mechanism imparts material distributing rotation to the auger and pivotal movement to the auger and leveling member about a pivotal support therefor. The leveling member is disposed generally parallel to the auger and in trailing relationship thereto during said pivotal movement, the leveling member being vertically adjustable at least at one end thereof relative to the auger.
Claims8
Apparatus for distributing granular material to a given depth over a surface of predetermined size, comprising:
- (a) an elongated distributing auger having first and second ends, the first end being disposed at the approximate center of said surface;
- (b) feeding means for delivering granular material to said surface adjacent said first end of said auger;
- (c) pivot means for pivotally supporting said auger at said first end;
- (d) drive means for impating material distributing rotation to said auger;
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- (e) means for supporting said auger at said second end thereof;
- (f) driving mechanism for imparting pivotal movement to said auger about said pivot means;
- (g) an elongated leveller member
- (h) and support means mounting said leveller member at its opposite ends at said first and said second ends of said auger and disposing said leveller member in spaced generally parallel trailing relationship to said auger during said pivotal movements of the auger, and for raising and lowering of at least one of said opposite ends relative to said auger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.