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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2012
Applicant:
The Gsi Group, Llc, Assumption, IL (US);
Inventors:
Brad Eversole, Tower Hill, IL (US);
Thomas D. Fleshner, Shelbyville, IL (US);
Thomas Stuthman, Taylorville, IL (US);
Assignee:
The GSI Group LLC, Assumption, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/66 (2006.01); B25D 11/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/66 (2013.01); B25D 11/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
An impactor is externally securable to a container of flowable material to break up bridging or clumping of the material in the container. The impactor comprises a strike plate mountable to an outlet hopper or the like and a drive which axially reciprocally moves the hammer, such that operation of the drive causes the hammer to impact the strike plate to thereby pass vibrations into the container.