Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Split collar with offset hook and hinge hopper assembly
- Patent Title (中): 带有偏置钩和铰链料斗组件的分体式轴环
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Application No.: US12364643Application Date: 2009-02-03
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Publication No.: US07988386B2Publication Date: 2011-08-02
- Inventor: David E. Sisk
- Applicant: David E. Sisk
- Applicant Address: US MO Park Hills
- Assignee: Bulk Tank, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Bulk Tank, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MO Park Hills
- Agent Paul M. Denk
- Main IPC: B65G53/46
- IPC: B65G53/46

Abstract:
A mounting assembly uses one hinge and one cam bolt mutually offset upon a two piece collar. A hopper tee has a member usually a vertical pipe and occasionally a horizontal pipe that connects to a hopper flange to receive bulk material. This assembly has two collars that mutually engage and surround a hopper flange. Pins pass through the collar pieces and the hopper flange then secure to tapped holes in the collar pieces to prevent rotation. A collar piece mounts a hook bolt and the other collar piece mounts a hinge in a spaced apart and offset manner. The other collar piece has a pivotal connection to a hinge arm and opposite the hinge arm, the hook bolt engages a cam. Opening the cam unfolds the tee downwardly while the hook bolt remains engaged. This partially open position allows for removal and installation of a valve. In opening and closing the assembly, the hinge arm spaces the flange below a hopper to admit a valve. The present invention fits standard hopper tee flanges, has a ground clearance below the horizontal member of at least 7 inches, and aids in the unloading of bulk materials.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090211655A1 SPLIT COLLAR WITH OFFSET HOOK AND HINGE HOPPER ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2009-08-27
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