Auger screen
First Claim
1. A bulk loader comprising:
- a) a suction mechanism in communication with an air-particulates separating chamber for providing suction thereto, the suction for moving air and particulates into the air-particulates separating chamber;
b) a separating mechanism disposed in the air-particulates separating chamber for separating the air from the particulates;
c) an auger for conveying the particulates to a remote location from the air-particulates separating chamber, the auger being in communication with the air-particulates separating chamber by way of an auger opening in the air-particulates separating chamber; and
,d) a screen positioned across a portion of the auger opening adapted to permit air to flow therethrough and adapted to prevent particulates disposed in the auger from being drawn therethrough back into the air-particulates separating chamber, wherein the screen is positioned across only a portion and not the whole portion of the auger opening.
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Abstract
A bulk loader including an air inlet, an air-particulates separating chamber in communication with the air inlet, an air outlet in communication with the air-particulates separating chamber, means for moving air and particulates into the air-particulates separating chamber, means for separating air from particulates positioned within the air-particulates separating chamber, means for removing air from the air-particulates separating chamber, an auger, the auger being in communication with the air-particulates separating chamber by way of an auger opening in the air-particulates separating chamber, and a screen positioned across a portion of the auger opening adapted to permit air to flow therethrough and adapted to prevent particulates from flowing therethrough.
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9 Claims
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1. A bulk loader comprising:
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a) a suction mechanism in communication with an air-particulates separating chamber for providing suction thereto, the suction for moving air and particulates into the air-particulates separating chamber; b) a separating mechanism disposed in the air-particulates separating chamber for separating the air from the particulates; c) an auger for conveying the particulates to a remote location from the air-particulates separating chamber, the auger being in communication with the air-particulates separating chamber by way of an auger opening in the air-particulates separating chamber; and
,d) a screen positioned across a portion of the auger opening adapted to permit air to flow therethrough and adapted to prevent particulates disposed in the auger from being drawn therethrough back into the air-particulates separating chamber, wherein the screen is positioned across only a portion and not the whole portion of the auger opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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