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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1982
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
David H Rasmussen, Arlington, NE (US);
Richard H Lee, Astoria, OR (US);
Assignee:
AG-BAG Corporation, Arlington, NE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141114 ; 141257 ; 141313 ; 141231 ; 141 89 ; 56341 ; 56344 ; 100112 ; 100189 ; 222148 ;
Abstract
In an agricultural bag loading apparatus (10) having an output chamber tunnel (32), the improvement comprising a tunnel cleanout mechanism. The tunnel cleanout plate (82) is pivotally mounted on the output chamber tunnel (32) and is pivoted from a retracted position to an extended position by means of dual hydraulic cylinders (88). Compressed silage and material entrapped within the tunnel (32) is extracted by pivotal movement of the tunnel cleanout plate (82) from the retracted position, where the plate (82) does not interfere with the loading operation, to the extended position.