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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2017
Matthew Koenen Koehler, Meservey, IA (US);
Randal L. Marcks, St. Ansgar, IA (US);
Matthew Koenen Koehler, Meservey, IA (US);
Randal L. Marcks, St. Ansgar, IA (US);
SUKUP MANUFACTURING CO., Sheffield, IA (US);
Abstract
A friction driven beltless grain spreader system is presented that includes a spreader cone having a pulley and a grain deflector configured to disperse the flow of grain. A motor having a driven wheel and an idler wheel are pivotally connected to the spreader cone in operative engagement with the pulley such that the idler wheel is positioned between the driven wheel and the pulley. A tension member applies a force that pulls the driven wheel and intermediary wheel into the pulley. As the motor rotates the driven wheel rotates the idler wheel which rotates the pulley. When forces spike, such as when the motor is turned on or a heavy flow of grain hits the system, one or more of the driven wheel, intermediary wheel and/or pulley slip with respect to the other wheels thereby preventing breakage of the system.