Outdoor grain pit cover
AssigneeWayside Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorJames A. Petty
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Abstract
An outdoor grain pit cover is disclosed for excluding of rain water and the like from a pit constructed for below ground temporary storage of grain transportable into and out of the pit by an auger. The cover includes a sleeve for protecting the housing of the auger, and further includes a rectangular hatch or door used to cover a chute or trough for loading grain from the grain pit into trucks when the elevators are being unloaded. Means for stabilizing the cover are also disclosed.
Claims10
A protective rigid cover assembly for used in the underground storage of materials, comprising rigid pit cover means for covering an underground pit and for excluding outside access to the pit and a peripherally mounted sleeve to house feed means for introducing materials into the pit and withdrawing stored materials from the pit, wherein said cover means comprises a generally frusto-conical rigid plate for shedding of rain water, said sleeve comprises an arched peripheral opening to permit access into the pit by said feed means, and said cover assembly is for use in the temporary underground storage of grain.
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