Patent ID: 11865570
Assignee: SALFORD GROUP INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A  E | IPC A  B  E

Claim 19:
20. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:
the flow divider comprises first and second channels that receive the particulate material from the conveyor and discharge the particulate material at drop points on the first and second drop lines, respectively, the first and second channels immovable with respect to each other and movable with the flow divider to longitudinally adjust the drop points of the particulate material on the drop lines on the rotatable disc; and,
the flow divider further comprises a base, immovable walls extending upwardly from the base and an immovable splitter extending upwardly from the base, the immovable walls and the immovable splitter defining the first and second channels, each channel comprising a funnel at a top of the channel for receiving the particulate material from the conveyor and a discharge opening in the base at a bottom of the channel for discharging the particulate material on to the rotatable disc, the discharge openings of the first and second channels being laterally spaced apart to permit discharge of the particulate material on the first and second laterally spaced apart longitudinally oriented drop lines.