Apparatus for discharging particulate solids
US5322195A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D90/205
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for discharging particulate solids from a flexible bag wherein a lower end of the bag and its spout are located within a hopper with the spout accessible through an opening in the hopper wall and wherein a constricting device is included for choking the bag spout to restrict flow therethrough so that the spout can be tied off and closed by access through the hopper wall opening.
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