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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 1984
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Loren E Tyler, Benson, MN (US);
Assignee:
Lor-Al Corporation, Bendon, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
239650 ; 239655 ; 239664 ;
Abstract
An apparatus (10) for distributing a substance (18) from a container (16) among a plurality of delivery channels (22) is disclosed. Apparatus (10) includes an auger (20) for moving a stream of substance (18) upwardly for outward centrifugal deflection by paddles (44) into a plurality of distributor pockets (60). Substance (18) which impacts and is retained in distributor pocket areas falls gravitationally into delivery tubes (22) for subsequent movement by pressurized air to outputs (26).