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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Louis Berkman Company, Steubenville, OH (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Norkus, Creston, IL (US);
James Schaefer, Cherry Valley, IL (US);
Assignee:
Swenson Spreader, LLC, Lindenwood, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/06 (2006.01); E01H 10/00 (2006.01); E01C 19/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01H 10/007 (2013.01); E01C 19/20 (2013.01); E01C 19/202 (2013.01); E01C 2019/208 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spreader assembly may include a hopper having a receptacle for holding salt, or the like, and at least one chamber formed between the receptacle and an outer surface of the hopper. The chamber may hold a liquid used to pre-wet the salt before it contacts a ground surface. The hopper may be an insert hopper formed as a one piece plastic component in a rotational molding operation.