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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
May. 03, 2019
Sandbox Logistics, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
C. John Allegretti, Barrington Hills, IL (US);
Kevin S. Corrigan, Forest Park, IL (US);
Angelo L. Flamingo, Ottawa, IL (US);
SANDBOX LOGISTICS, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A bulk material shipping conveyor including a support assembly, a housing connected to the support assembly, a conveyor belt assembly partially positioned in the housing, a motor assembly coupled to the conveyor belt assembly, a hopper assembly including a receiving assembly including a plurality of walls and at least one movable flap extending above at least one of the plurality of walls, a gate assembly including a door movable between an open position and a closed position, and a transition assembly including a plurality of spaced apart conveyor supports, wherein at least one of the spaced apart conveyor supports is rotated relative to a longitudinal axis of the housing.