Proppant discharge system and a container for use in such a proppant discharge system
USRE46334E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A proppant discharge system has a container with an outlet formed at a bottom thereof and a gate slidably affixed at the outlet so as to be movable between a first position covering the outlet to second position opening the outlet, and a support structure having an actuator thereon. The container is removably positioned on the top surface of the support structure. The actuator is engageable with gate so as to move the gate from the first position to the second position. A conveyor underlies the container so as to receive proppant as discharged from the container through the outlet. The container is a ten foot ISO container.
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