Patent · US Expired

Swing gates

US4574989A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 2, 1982
Grant dateMar 11, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 2, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D90/582
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a hopper or the like wherein the flow of particulate material is controlled by a gate the improvement wherein the gate is mounted to be swingable towards an open position within the hopper so as to break arches and rat holes which form in the material above the gate or a gate adjacent thereto.

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