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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
May. 13, 2015
Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc., Kalida, OH (US);
Brian James Petersen, Ottawa, OH (US);
Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc., Kalida, OH (US);
Abstract
A seed carrier includes a frame and a main hopper mounted to the frame. The seed carrier also includes a support arm extending upwardly in relation to the frame, the support arm having a first end and a second end. The seed conveyor also includes a conveyor coupled to the support arm, the conveyor having an intake end and a discharge end and being pivotable relative to the support arm between a self-loading position and an unloading position. The conveyor also includes a main conveyor having a lower end and an upper end and an intake conveyor pivotally connected to the lower end of the main conveyor. The conveyor also includes a lift-assist assembly coupled between the main conveyor and the intake conveyor, the lift-assist assembly applying a force with an upward component to the intake conveyor at a position spaced from the pivot, whereby the weight of the intake conveyor is counterbalanced so as to render the intake conveyor manually pivotable. The conveyor also includes a latch mechanism coupled to at least one of the intake conveyor and the main conveyor.
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