Tobacco drying apparatus

Details Tobacco drying apparatus Tobacco drying apparatus

1992-02-10

1992-12-08

Bennet, Henry A.

Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids

Apparatus

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211113, 211 601, 34240, 2483163, A01F 2512

Patent

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051686422

ABSTRACT:
A tobacco drying apparatus for holding stalks of tobacco in a drying barn, in which a stalk of tobacco may be inserted upwardly into the drying apparatus and is automatically held against undesired downward removal therefrom. The drying apparatus includes first and second substantially parallel support members and at least one friction lock assembly which is attached to the second support member. The friction lock assembly has a gate member which is pivotal about an axis that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the second support member. The gate member further has a leading edge which extends toward the first support member, the leading edge of the gate member and the first support member which cooperate to receive a stalk of tobacco therebetween.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1982990 (1934-12-01), Harris
patent: 2455684 (1948-12-01), Kirkpatrick
patent: 3154335 (1964-10-01), Mish, Jr.
patent: 3937227 (1976-02-01), Azumano
patent: 4790334 (1988-12-01), Day, V et al.

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