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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1995
Eugene G Sukup, Hampton, IA (US);
Sukup Manufacturing Company, Sheffield, IA (US);
Abstract
A carriage return apparatus for reciprocable longitudinal movement along a shaft that traverses a support rail of a grain stirring device mounted on a grain bin. The carriage return includes a primary carrier and a satellite carrier movably mounted on the shaft between first and second longitudinally spaced engagement plates protruding radially therefrom and a reversing rod assembly coupling the carriers together for movement in unison between the plates on the shaft. The primary carrier has a pivotally mounted drive bearing for frictionally engaging the shaft and moving both carriers therealong. The length of the reversing rod assembly can be selected so as to optimize the stirring coverage in the grain bin.