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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2011
Applicant:
David J. Brownmiller, Mason City, IA (US);
Inventor:
David J. Brownmiller, Mason City, IA (US);
Assignee:
Sukup Manufacturing Company, Sheffield, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An alignment and bracing assembly and method of using the same to erect a bucket elevator. The assembly has first and second cross braces that are attached to trunking members of a bucket elevator in spaced relation where a plate is secured to each of the cross braces. The plate includes diagonal sections for additional bracing and in addition alignment openings so that alignment pins can be disposed therethrough to align additional sets of trunking members with one another during the erection process.