Bulk material transfer unit
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1. A BULK MATERIAL TRANSFER UNIT FOR USE WITH A BULK MATERIAL CARRIER HAVING A DISCHARGE OPENING AND SUPPORT MEANS BELOW SAID DISCHARGE OPENING FOR HOLDING ONE END OF SAID BULK MATERIAL TRANSFER UNIT, SAID BULK MATERIAL TRANSFER UNIT INCLUDING CONVEYOR MEANS HAVING A RECEIVING HOPPER ON SAID ONE END THEREOF, SAID RECEIVING HOPPER COMPRISING A RELATIVELY LARGE CONICAL MEMBER DISPOSED IN ANGULAR RELATION TO SAID CONVEYOR UNIT AND COMMUNICATING THEREWITH, A TRANSVERSE BAR ON SAID CONICAL MEMBER, A FREELY ROTATABLE MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS AND PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID TRANSVERSE BAR ON SAID HOPPER AND MEANS FOR IMPARTING MOTION TO SAID CONVEYOR MEANS.
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1. A BULK MATERIAL TRANSFER UNIT FOR USE WITH A BULK MATERIAL CARRIER HAVING A DISCHARGE OPENING AND SUPPORT MEANS BELOW SAID DISCHARGE OPENING FOR HOLDING ONE END OF SAID BULK MATERIAL TRANSFER UNIT, SAID BULK MATERIAL TRANSFER UNIT INCLUDING CONVEYOR MEANS HAVING A RECEIVING HOPPER ON SAID ONE END THEREOF, SAID RECEIVING HOPPER COMPRISING A RELATIVELY LARGE CONICAL MEMBER DISPOSED IN ANGULAR RELATION TO SAID CONVEYOR UNIT AND COMMUNICATING THEREWITH, A TRANSVERSE BAR ON SAID CONICAL MEMBER, A FREELY ROTATABLE MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS AND PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID TRANSVERSE BAR ON SAID HOPPER AND MEANS FOR IMPARTING MOTION TO SAID CONVEYOR MEANS.
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