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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Timothy Bonerb, Jackson, NH (US);
Inventor:
Timothy Bonerb, Jackson, NH (US);
Assignee:
Shick Tube-Veyor Corp., Kansas City, MO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 65/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An unloader for discharging and feeding dry, granular type materials from bulk bags. Among the many improvements of the discharge apparatus is an open frame () and offset discharge location. Other improvements include an I-beam () and frame design that keeps the hoist () movement within the four corner posts of the frame. The unloader may be provided with vibrators, vibration isolators, load cells, actuators (), massage paddles, or plates () to assist in the discharge function.