Dispensing – Agitator followed by discharge assistant and/or... – All rotary
Patent
1999-01-05
2000-04-11
Derakshani, Philippe
Dispensing
Agitator followed by discharge assistant and/or...
All rotary
141313, 222334, 222413, G01F 1120
Patent
active
060478632
ABSTRACT:
The fluent material dispensing apparatus for dispensing fluent material comprises: a hopper for receiving and holding, subsequent to discharge, a quantity of fluent material and having an open top and a closed bottom; at least one fluent material discharge chute which is connected to the bottom of the hopper, which extends downwardly from the bottom and which has an upper material receiving opening and a lower material discharge opening; support structure for supporting the hopper above ground; a mechanism for blocking and unblocking the at least one discharge chute including a plate reciprocal in a path which contains the plate and which extends laterally, transversely across the at least one discharge chute, in a generally horizontal direction across the chute, between a chute blocking position and a chute unblocking position; engageable structure coupled to the plate and being constructed and arranged for being engaged for reciprocating the plate in the path extending generally horizontally across the chute; a rotatable auger adjacent the bottom of the hopper for moving fluent material over the at least one discharge chute; a rotatable agitator mounted in the hopper for agitating fluent material received in the hopper; and, a power supply for rotating the auger and for rotating the agitator within the hopper.
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Eiler Jack D.
Kanzler Estacia
Kanzler James J.
Derakshani Philippe
The Sandbagger Corporation
Vigil Thomas R.
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