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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
May. 08, 1998
Cyrille J Precetti, Des Moines, IA (US);
James W Stevenson, Des Moines, IA (US);
Michael E Hartman, Des Moines, IA (US);
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
Abstract
A static sample divider of the present invention is adapted to sample a flow of material such as seed. The sample divider includes a housing which encloses an upwardly facing cone disposed above one or more sample cups. The sample cups are coupled to a sample receiving tube. When a flow of material is directed toward the cone, the cone spreads the flow of material radially and outwardly where a portion is caught by the sample cups and dumped into the sample receiving tube. The remainder of the material is discharged through a discharge tube. The sample cups can be removed and replaced with different numbers or different sizes of sample cups to control the proportion of material sampled.