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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Inventors:
Colton Hirman, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Nathan Mashek, St. Michael, MN (US);
Nick Johnson, Dayton, MN (US);
Ryan Hutar, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 67/12 (2006.01); B65G 11/10 (2006.01); E01C 23/06 (2006.01); B65G 11/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 11/106 (2013.01); B65G 11/206 (2013.01); E01C 23/06 (2013.01); B65G 2201/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Some examples described herein include a flexible hopper for a conveyor system. The flexible hopper may include a hopper weldment attached to a frame of the conveyor, wherein the hopper weldment surrounds a charge end of the conveyor, a flexible frame configured to enable an opening of the flexible hopper to expand or contract, and/or a skirt attached to the flexible frame and configured to form an enclosure between the flexible frame and the hopper weldment.