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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 1990

Filed:

Aug. 01, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:

Floyd E Buschbom, Long Lake, MN (US);

Assignee:

Van Dale, Inc., Long Lake, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198642 ; 414319 ; 37251 ; 37255 ; 406 57 ; 406 97 ; 406100 ;
Abstract

An impeller assembly having a housing supporting a rotatable impeller. The housing has a bottom entrance opening and a top exit opening separated by a curved back wall. A liner of low friction and abrasive resistant plastic material covers the inside of the back wall. The liner is removeably mounted on the housing so that it can be replaced without taking the housing apart. The impeller has a plurality of pivoted paddle assemblies. Each paddle assembly has a generally U-shaped liner of low friction and abrasion resistant material. The impeller is adjustably mounted on the housing to provide a minimum of clearance between the liner and the outer ends of the paddle assemblies as they rotate within the housing.


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