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Grain cart equipped with independently driven drag auger

  • US 5,733,094 A
  • Filed: 09/08/1995
  • Issued: 03/31/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A cart for storing and transporting granular material comprising:

  • a. a frame supported by a plurality of wheels;

    b. a storage bin connected to said frame, said storage bin including a first and second pair of opposing sidewalls;

    said first pair of opposing sidewalls converging downwardly and inwardly to a trough and a sump extending across a bottom of said storage bin;

    said trough extending across a first portion of said bottom of said storage bin and opening into said sump at a discharge end thereof;

    said sump extending across a second portion of said bottom of said storage bin and positioned adjacent said discharge end of said trough;

    a portion of said sump extending lower than said trough;

    said sump opening directly to said bin;

    one of said sidewalls of said second pair of opposing sidewalls sloping downwardly and inwardly to an end of said sump opposite said discharge end of said trough;

    c. a drag auger rotatably secured in said trough and having a discharge end aligned with said trough discharge end; and

    d. an unloading chute secured to said storage bin and having an unloading auger rotatably secured therein;

    a lower end of said unloading auger extending into said sump such that at least a portion of said lower end of said unloading auger is positioned lower than and adjacent to said drag auger discharge end;

    said unloading chute extending upwardly and away from said storage bin.

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