Patent ID: 11866074
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A method comprising:
using a hopper to receive and transport materials to a location, a bottom surface of the hopper comprising a front portion, a central portion, and a rear portion, with the central portion lower than the front portion and the rear portion;
opening a bottom gate disposed in the central portion to discharge the materials from the hopper; and
while the bottom gate is open, actuating pusher blades to move material from the front portion and the rear portion towards the bottom gate, the pusher blades comprising a front pusher blade coupled to the front portion and a rear pusher blade coupled to the rear portion, wherein a drive mechanism is actuated for moving the front pusher blade and the rear pusher blade simultaneously towards one another to move material in the hopper towards the bottom gate.