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US 8,025,245 B2Granted
Material spreader with integrated wetting system
AssigneeTrynex, Inc.
InventorsCharles J. Truan, James Truan, Joshua Scott, Paul Mandrik
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Abstract
A material spreader having a hopper for containing material and a liquid tank containing liquid adjacent the hopper. The liquid tank has a passage extending from the hopper through the tank with a discharge opening. An auger extends through the hopper and passage for conveying material to the outlet for delivery to a spinner for distributing the material. At least one nozzle is mounted in the passage for spraying liquid onto the material as it is being conveyed through the passage.
Claims34
A material spreader comprising:
- a hopper for containing material, said hopper having an outlet for discharging material from said hopper;
- a liquid tank mounted adjacent to the hopper, said tank including a passage extending through said tank, said passage having an entrance coaxially aligned with said outlet of said hopper and a discharge opening, said passage is separated from said liquid in said liquid tank, an enclosure to enclose said passage to separate said passage from said liquid tank, said enclosure extends through said liquid tank whereby said liquid is adapted to surround said enclosure;
- an auger extending through said hopper and said passage for conveying material from said hopper and through said passage and out of said discharge opening;
- at least one nozzle mounted within said passage and a pump operatively connected between said liquid tank and said nozzle;
- said nozzle spraying liquid upon said material as said salt is conveyed through said passage;
- a spinner mounted adjacent said discharge opening for spreading said material;
- an electric drive motor, a transmission operatively connected to said drive motor and a material spreading disc coupled to said transmission, said transmission includes a helical bevel gear assembly requiring low amperage draw from said drive motor.
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A material spreader comprising:
- a hopper for containing material, said hopper having an outlet for discharging material from said hopper;
- a liquid tank mounted adjacent to the hopper, said tank including a passage extending through said tank, said passage having an entrance coaxially aligned with said outlet of said hopper and a discharge opening;
- an auger extending through said hopper and said passage for conveying material from said hopper and through said passage and out of said discharge opening;
- a spinner mounted adjacent said discharge opening for spreading said material;
- a manifold mounted longitudinally along said passage, and a plurality of nozzles mounted along the length of said manifold, a pump operatively connected between said liquid tank and said plurality of nozzles;
- said plurality of nozzles spraying liquid upon said material as said material is conveyed through said passage.
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A material spreader comprising:
- a hopper for containing material, said hopper having an outlet for discharging material from said hopper;
- a liquid tank mounted adjacent to the hopper, said tank including a passage extending through said tank, said passage having an entrance coaxially aligned with said outlet of said hopper and a discharge opening;
- an auger extending through said hopper and said passage for conveying material from said hopper and through said passage and out of said discharge opening;
- a manifold mounted longitudinally along said passage, and a plurality of nozzles mounted along the length of said manifold;
- a pump operatively connected between said liquid tank and said plurality of nozzles;
- said plurality of nozzles spraying liquid upon said material as said material is conveyed through said passage;
- a spinner mounted adjacent said discharge opening for spreading said material;
- an electric drive motor, a transmission operatively connected to said drive motor and a salt spreading disc coupled to said transmission, said transmission includes a helical bevel gear assembly requiring low amperage draw from said drive motor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.