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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1987
Samuel E High, Jr, Lititz, PA (US);
Aquila D Mast, Lancaster, PA (US);
Feedmobile, Inc., Lititz, PA (US);
Abstract
A feed mixing apparatus includes a tank, and bottom and upright augers. The tank has a top wall, front and rear end walls, side walls and a bottom wall. The bottom auger is rotatably mounted and overlies the bottom wall. Tubular housing portions are disposed adjacent to opposite sides of the bottom auger at an intermediate location therealong, and are connected to and protrude from the exteriors of the side and bottom walls. One housing portion has a horizontal bottom end wall connected to and extending generally tangentially from the tank bottom wall. The upright augers are disposed at the intermediate location adjacent to opposite sides of the bottom auger and extend within and upwardly from the tubular housing portions. One upright auger is rotatably mounted to the top wall and the housing portion bottom end wall. Hydraulic motors are provided for driving the bottom and upright augers. One hydraulic motor is disposed on the exterior of housing portion bottom end wall and coupled to the one upright auger. The lower end of the one upright auger flight is disposed adjacent the housing portion bottom end wall at the level of the bottom of the bottom auger flight. Thus, the bottom auger is only required to push feed material along the housing portion horizontal bottom end wall to reach the lower end of the one upright auger flight.