Spreader for particulate material
OwnerConrad Meltoninventor
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Abstract
A spreader for particulate material, particularly for wet lime. The mechanism compresses a cover which is placed on the vertical shaft of a conventional spin spreader. The particulate material is placed on the cover and is vibrated into a hopper, then dispersed within the hopper and spread by blades mounted on the shaft.
Claims16
A spreader for particulate material comprising a vertical rotatable shaft, a device mounted on said shaft for supporting said material, and a hopper surrounding said shaft and said material supporting device, said device being free floating on said shaft and dispensing quantities of said material into said hopper and including means for dispensing said material at a controlled rate.
In an apparatus for spreading particulate material including a hopper, a distributing mechanism below said hopper, a vertical shaft within said hopper, and means for rotating said shaft;
- the improvement comprising a device mounted and free floating on said shaft and also within said hopper for supporting said material, said device including means for permitting quantities of said material to be dispersed therefrom into said hopper at a controlled rate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.