Crosscut sampler
US4082004A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 1977 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/2092
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A crosscut sampler attachable into the conveying pipes of a pneumatic or gravity system and including an elongate sample collecting head having a slot-like entrance port and facing the entrance opening of the housing, the head being elongate and tapering divergently from said entrance port and being mounted on a slidable mounting tube slidably extending through the sidewall of the housing; there being a closure to lie flush against the front face of the housing and tightly seal the slot-like entrance when the head is in rest position, an air cylinder for moving the head and mounting tube transversely of the flow passage in the housing and a collecting container for the samples of granular or particulate material.
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