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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2015
William Witt, Harrisburg, SD (US);
William Witt, Harrisburg, SD (US);
Sioux Steel Company, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Abstract
A sweep assembly rotatable along a sweep path in a bin and comprising a housing, a particulate sweep assembly to move particulate matter, and a sweep drive assembly to move the sweep assembly across the floor surface. At least one support assembly may have a support condition characterized by the support assembly providing support to the housing of the sweep assembly and a non-support condition characterized by the support assembly not providing support to the housing. The support assembly may change from the support condition to the non-support condition by movement of the sweep assembly along the sweep path. In some embodiments, the support assembly may comprise a sweep-mounted component moving with the sweep assembly along the sweep path and a floor-mounted component being stationary with respect to movement of the sweep assembly along the sweep path.