Title: Suspension for silo unloaders

Abstract: A top silo unloader is of the type which has a cutter-conveyor pickup arm, an impeller, a drive ring above the cutter-conveyor pickup arm, and support arms in a horizontal plane above the drive ring to which suspension cables are connected for moving the unloader vertically in the silo. Improved support arms have downwardly and outwardly extending offset portions outside the drive ring which have their free ends in a plane above the bottom of the cutter-conveyor pickup arm, and means on the free ends of the offset portions to receive the suspension cables.

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Inventors: Sizelove, Cary L. (Harvard, IL, US)
Wells, Donald G. (Harvard, IL, US)

Application Number: 037907
Filing Date: 1979-05-10
Publication_date: 1980-10-14
Assignee: Chromalloy American Corporation (New York, NY)
Primary Class(es): 406/114 414/313
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US Patent Ref:

1479990	Jan, 1924	Keys	414/313.
2963327	Dec, 1960	Seymour et al.	406/114.
3912090	Oct, 1975	Pondell	414/318.
4091940	May, 1978	Schmiesing	406/114.

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Primary Examiner: Rowland, James L.
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Attorney: Wegner, Stellman, McCord, Wiles & Wood