US3147853A
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Corner post assembly
Assignee: AUTOMATIC POULTRY FEEDER CO
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Filing: 1962-10-29
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Granted: 1964-09-08
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Expires: 1982-10-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert L Van Huis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:50
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G39/00; B65G39/02; A; A01; A01K; A01K39/00; A01K39/01; F; F16; F16B; F16B2200/00; F16B2200/40; F16B2200/403; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S119/00; Y10S119/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
A CORNER POST FEED CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: A FEED CONVEYOR TROUGH AND FEED ADVANCING CONVEYOR MEANS IN SAID TROUGH TO MOVE FEED THERETHROUGH; A CORNER HOUSING FORMING PART OF SAID TROUGH AND HAVING AN INLET AND AN OUTLET AT AN ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER FOR ENTRY OF THE FEED CONVEYING ELEMENT AND EXIT THEREOF IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION; A ROTATABLY AND AXIALLY FIXED POST MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING AND HAVING A WHEEL ROTATABLY MOUNTED THEREON; MEANS ON THE ENDS OF SAID POST FOR SECURING IT IN SAID CORNER POST HOUSING; REMOVABLE AXIAL CLIP RETENTION MEANS ADJACENT THE UPPER END OF SAID POST FOR AXIALLY RETAINING SAID WHEEL DOWN IN PROPER POSITION IN SAID HOUSING; ANNULAR BEARING WASHER MEANS AROUND SAID POST BETWEEN SAID WHEEL AND SAID RETENTION MEANS; THE CENTRAL OPENING OF SAID WASHER MEANS BEING GENERALLY CIRCULAR BUT WITH AT LEAST ONE FLAT; AND THE PERIPHERY OF SAID POST UNDER SAID WASHER MEANS BEING GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL BUT WITH A CORRESPONDING FLAT AT THE UPPER PORTION THEREOF TO INTERFIT WITH SAID WASHER OPENING, AND THEREBY PREVENT A FRICTIONAL ROTATIONAL DRIVING CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID WHEEL AND CLIP RETENTION MEANS.
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