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Auger assembly for feed bin

  • US 5,328,015 A
  • Filed: 05/10/1991
  • Issued: 07/12/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A feed bin for holding a quantity of dry material in bulk form, said feed bin having a generally horizontally oriented discharge tube extending inwardly therefrom to dump its contents through a discharge opening and into a hopper therefor, and an auger including an auger flight extending through said discharge tube and in communication with the interior of said feed bin for controllably feeding said dry material out of said feed bin, through said discharge tube, and out of said discharge opening, said auger including a drive motor, and an end bearing mounted to said auger flight at said end opposite said drive motor, said auger thereby being one assembly comprised of said drive motor, auger flight, and end bearing adapted for insertion through said discharge tube, and means for mounting said auger to said discharge tube so that said auger assembly may be readily installed or removed as a one-piece assembly from said discharge tube.

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