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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2021
One Pass Innovators, Llc, Zeeland, MI (US);
Ryan DeWind, Zeeland, MI (US);
Gregory Allen DeWind, Zeeland, MI (US);
One Pass Innovators, LLC, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
An industrial metering apparatus includes a hopper, a metering mechanism, a discharge opening, a window, a hinge, and a locking mechanism. The hopper includes a housing to contain a bulk material. The metering mechanism is coupled to the hopper and meters a quantity of the bulk material leaving the hopper. The discharge opening is coupled to the metering mechanism and discharges the metered quantity of the bulk material. The window covers an opening through the side of the housing. The hinge couples the window to the housing such that the hinge allows the window to hingedly open to allow access to the opening through the side of the housing and hingedly close to substantially prevent the bulk material from escaping from the hopper. The locking mechanism locks the window in a closed position to substantially prevent the bulk material from escaping from the housing of the hopper.