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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2015
Chris Nelson, Denton, TX (US);
William A. Witt, Perham, MN (US);
Chris Nelson, Denton, TX (US);
William A. Witt, Perham, MN (US);
Sioux Steel Company, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Abstract
A bin sweep system for a bin having a floor surface and a central well may comprise a center post defining a common center and a sweep assembly configured to move across the floor surface of the bin and having an inboard end and an outboard end. The sweep assembly may comprise at least two sweep segments including a first sweep segment and a second sweep segment, with the first sweep segment being located toward the inboard end and the second sweep segment being located toward the outboard end. At least one of the sweep segments may be movable about the center post substantially independently of another of the sweep segments.