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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2004
Bruce E. Bogart, Georgetown, IN (US);
Steven H. Taylor, Crestwood, KY (US);
Bruce E. Bogart, Georgetown, IN (US);
Steven H. Taylor, Crestwood, KY (US);
Brinly-Hardy Company, Jeffersonville, IN (US);
Abstract
A broadcast spreader includes a directional control assembly that defines a pathway for granular material from the hopper to a rotating fan, resulting in the distribution of the granular material in a predetermined distribution pattern, wherein rotation of a first (or rotating) plate of the directional control assembly relative to the hopper causes a clockwise or counterclockwise shifting of the pathway for the granular material, thus altering the direction of the predetermined distribution pattern. Furthermore, the directional assembly includes a second (or shutter) plate that is secured to the first plate, the slidable movement of the second plate relative to the first plate regulating flow of granular material from the hopper to the fan.