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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Swenson Spreader, Llc, Lindenwood, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jason K. Grimes, Davis Junction, IL (US);
Christopher Andrew Williams Norkus, Creston, IL (US);
Assignee:
SWENSON SPREADER, LLC, Lindenwood, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 19/20 (2006.01); G01F 13/00 (2006.01); E01H 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01H 10/007 (2013.01); G01F 13/005 (2013.01); E01C 2019/207 (2013.01); E01C 2019/208 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spreader assembly may include a hopper, a pair of augers positioned in a dual auger arrangement and a metering gate assembly including a gate and a biasing force generator. The gate may have a general M-shape with an inner extension and may be positioned generally above the augers with the inner extension extending between the augers. The biasing force generator may be operable to apply a biasing force to the gate causing the gate to operate as a metering gate.