Grain probe
First Claim
1. A grain probe, comprising,an elongated outer tubular member having an open upper end and a closed lower end,said outer tubular member having a plurality of vertically spaced-apart openings formed therein,an elongated inner tubular member rotatably mounted within said outer tubular member and having upper and lower ends,said inner tubular member having a plurality of vertically spaced-apart openings formed therein adapted to register with the openings in said outer tubular member, when said inner tubular member is rotated to a first position with respect to said outer tubular member, to permit grain to enter the interior of said inner tubular member,said openings in said inner tubular member being out of register with the openings in said outer tubular member, when said inner tubular member is rotated to a second position relative to said outer tubular member, to maintain the grain within said inner tubular member or to prevent grain from entering the interior of said inner tubular member,said inner tubular member having a partition means between pairs of adjacent openings in said inner tubular member to create a plurality of vertically spaced compartments therein,said inner tubular member being selectively longitudinally slidably mounted in said outer tubular member for longitudinal slidable movement only when said inner tubular member is rotated to its second position, to permit said inner tubular member to be pulled outwardly from said outer tubular member thereby successively exposing the openings in said inner tubular member to permit the grain in each of said compartments to be individually successively dumped therefrom, anda yieldable retaining means to selectively restrict the longitudinal movement of said inner tubular member in said outer tubular member.
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Abstract
A grain probe comprising an inner tubular member mounted within an outer tubular member with the tubular members having openings formed therein which may be moved into registering alignment so that grain may enter the interior of the inner tubular member. The inner tubular member is divided into a plurality of grain compartments which are separated by partitions. The inner tubular member is also selectively slidably mounted within the outer tubular member so that grain may be successively dumped from individual grain compartments after the probe has been removed from the grain.
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1. A grain probe, comprising,
an elongated outer tubular member having an open upper end and a closed lower end, said outer tubular member having a plurality of vertically spaced-apart openings formed therein, an elongated inner tubular member rotatably mounted within said outer tubular member and having upper and lower ends, said inner tubular member having a plurality of vertically spaced-apart openings formed therein adapted to register with the openings in said outer tubular member, when said inner tubular member is rotated to a first position with respect to said outer tubular member, to permit grain to enter the interior of said inner tubular member, said openings in said inner tubular member being out of register with the openings in said outer tubular member, when said inner tubular member is rotated to a second position relative to said outer tubular member, to maintain the grain within said inner tubular member or to prevent grain from entering the interior of said inner tubular member, said inner tubular member having a partition means between pairs of adjacent openings in said inner tubular member to create a plurality of vertically spaced compartments therein, said inner tubular member being selectively longitudinally slidably mounted in said outer tubular member for longitudinal slidable movement only when said inner tubular member is rotated to its second position, to permit said inner tubular member to be pulled outwardly from said outer tubular member thereby successively exposing the openings in said inner tubular member to permit the grain in each of said compartments to be individually successively dumped therefrom, and a yieldable retaining means to selectively restrict the longitudinal movement of said inner tubular member in said outer tubular member.
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