US 5,957,394 AGranted

Bedding material spreader device

OwnerHarry H. Beckerinventor

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Abstract

A bedding material spreader device of the present invention includes a hopper for holding a material. The hopper is open at the top and includes a closed bottom. A screw-auger is rotatably positioned along the inside bottom of the hopper for conveying the material towards the left or the right discharge opening provided on the rear wall of the hopper. Left and right spinners for spreading the material, either from the left or right side of the hopper, are provided in corresponding recesses on the exterior rear wall of the hopper. The auger includes radially extending blades on the left and right ends thereof, which spin-out the material from inside the hopper towards the left or right discharge opening and into the corresponding spinner which feeds-out the material out of the hopper. A hydraulic mechanism, which selectively runs the hydraulic flow in opposite directions, allows either the left or the right spinner to rotate to thereby allow the material to be fed-out from either side of the device.

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Dependent claims

A bedding material spreader device for selectively discharging a material from one of the sides thereof, comprising:

a) hopper means for holding a material;
b) said hopper means being open at top and including a closed bottom;
c) said hopper means including front, rear, left and right sides;
d) auger means rotatably positioned along the bottom of said hopper means;
e) first material discharge means disposed about one of said left and right sides of said hopper means and second material discharge means disposed about the other of said left and right sides of said hopper means;
f) said first material discharge means including first spinner means and said second material discharge means including second spinner means;
g) said hopper means including first and second enclosure means extending between the left and right sides for accommodating said first and second spinner means, respectively;
h) said first and second enclosure means each comprising a shroud positioned in an external recess adjacent the rear side of said hopper means;
i) said shroud including means for forming a channel for discharging a material;
j) means for allowing scooping-up of a material operably connected to said hopper means;
and
k) means for selectively rotating one of said first and second spinner means for thereby discharging a material from one of said left and right sides of said hopper means.

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