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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2009
Applicants:
Michael J. Podoll, Marion, IA (US);
Bruce Penning, Palo, IA (US);
David P. Beck, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Podoll, Marion, IA (US);
Bruce Penning, Palo, IA (US);
David P. Beck, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
Highway Equipment Company, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An anti-slabbing device pivotally coupled above a material conveyor and configured to drop down onto material conveyed and further configured so as to vibrate the leading edge of the material as it reaches the end of the conveyor to create a more consistent flow of material from the end of the conveyor down onto a spinner for distributing the material.