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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2010
Applicant:
Bruce Thompson, Granbury, TX (US);
Inventor:
Bruce Thompson, Granbury, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 33/14 (2006.01); B65G 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
One aspect provides a distribution auger. The distribution auger comprises a fill hopper, a flighting, and an outer covering surrounding the flighting. The fill hopper is located at a first end of the distribution auger and the outer covering includes a plurality of openings located on a bottom side such that, when the distribution auger is horizontally configured, solid matter introduced to the fill hopper located at the first end of the distribution auger falls through the plurality of holes when propelled by the flighting.