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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2007
Applicant:
Wayne Mckeough, Alcan Gove, AU;
Inventor:
Wayne McKeough, Alcan Gove, AU;
Assignee:
Alcan International Limited, Montreal, Quebec, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 11/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A deformable/inflatable wear liner is attached to an inner surface of a wall of a granular material delivery passage. Pressurized air may be introduced into a space between the wall and the wear liner to inflate the wear liner, thereby preventing solids from building up in the passage.