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Grain hopper assembly

  • US 4,963,066 A
  • Filed: 08/15/1988
  • Issued: 10/16/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A grain hopper assembly to receive grain unloaded from a bottom unloading grain transport vehicle, the assembly comprising:

  • a shell having opposite ends, said shell defining a top opening through which grain is received from a bottom outlet of the grain transport vehicle;

    said shell further including a bottom wall and side walls extending up from said bottom wall, and a flexible sealing means, attached to said side walls, for forming a partial seal with the vehicle unloading the grain;

    an auger means, mounted to said shell, for conveying grain toward one end of said shell;

    a hopper tube having an auger contained therein;

    a means, at one end of said shell, for connecting said hopper tube to said shell so that said hopper tube auger operatively communicates with said auger means whereby grain at the one end of the shell is received and conveyed by the hopper tube auger.

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