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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Ctb, Inc., Milford, IN (US);
Inventors:
Rodney B Grossman, Goshen, IN (US);
Justin M Holmes, Valparaiso, IN (US);
Assignee:
CTB, Inc., , IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 7/22 (2006.01); B65D 88/08 (2006.01); B65D 88/68 (2006.01); B65D 90/02 (2006.01); E04H 7/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 7/22 (2013.01); B65D 88/08 (2013.01); B65D 88/68 (2013.01); B65D 90/024 (2013.01); E04H 7/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A granular material storage container and associated method. The storage container includes a foundation, a peripheral wall supported on the foundation, a plurality of vertical stiffeners attached to the peripheral wall, and a horizontal connector connecting the peripheral wall to the foundation. The horizontal connector extends between at least a pair of vertical stiffeners and operates for load transfer from the peripheral wall to the foundation during single pass sweeping.