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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2020
Applicant:
United Conveyor Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Inventor:
Dennis Bowin, Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Conveyor Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23J 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23J 1/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for breaking apart a substance is provided. The apparatus includes a body configured to be selectively secured via a fastener between two surfaces of a container and to break apart the substance upon impact. At least a portion of the body is operative to drop towards a bottom surface of the container upon removal of the fastener so as to facilitate removal of the substance from the container.