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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2000
Theodore F. Schoenherr, Mosinee, WI (US);
H&S Manufacturing Co., Inc., Marshfield, WI (US);
Abstract
An apron system for use with a forage box container includes split aprons having a first apron and a second apron, the first apron having a pair of spaced apart, continuous, advancing chains, a plurality of spaced apart, transverse bars extending substantially between the pair of spaced apart chains, each of the plurality of bars being operably coupled to each of the pair of advancing chains, the first apron being disposed in a forage box container bed first portion. The second apron has a pair of spaced apart, continuous, advancing chains, a plurality of spaced apart, transverse bars extending substantially between the pair of spaced apart chains, each of the plurality of bars being operably coupled to each of the pair of advancing chains, the second apron being disposed in a forage box container bed second portion. A drive mechanism is operably coupled to the split apron system for imparting advancing motion to the advancing chains thereof.