Adjustable slurry spreader plate assembly

A spreader plate assembly attachable at the end of a pipeline that receives a pumped source of sand, water and rocks from a dredging operation, the assembly comprising:

• a generally horizontal spreader plate having a plurality of spaced upstanding threaded rods affixed integrally with the plate;
• an upstanding splash guard integrally affixed to the plate and located adjacent to a predetermined edge portion of the plate;
• an elongated angled pipe having one receiving end attachable to a generally horizontal pipe line containing slurry under pressure and another exit end dispose above the plate and located forwardly of the splash guard;
• a plurality of elongated arms extending horizontally and affixed to the other end of the angled pipes, each of the arms having a outer end movably disposed on the respective rods;
• and
• a plurality of nuts threaded on the rods and located below and above each of the outer ends of the arms, the nuts being adjustable to vary the distance between the exit end of the pipe and the plate for changing the slurry output transported therethrough, the nuts selectively maintaining outer ends of the arms in selectable positions;
• and,
• the nuts on the forward rod being adjustable to increase the distance of its outer end of the arm from the plate while maintaining the other outer ends of the arms generally at the same distance from the plate so that the angle between the
• exit end of the angled pipe and the plate is an acute angle and thus controls the direction of the slurry exiting therefrom.