Patent ID: 11963482
Assignee: UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 6:
7. A farm implement comprising:
a frame;
a container mounted on the frame and configured to hold agricultural material, the container having a container opening to receive agricultural material and a discharge opening for discharging agricultural material;
a first auger assembly disposed in the container and operable to move agricultural material from the container toward the discharge opening;
a second auger assembly including an inlet in communication with the discharge opening to receive agricultural material therefrom and an outlet to discharge agricultural material; and
a drive assembly;
wherein the second auger assembly is, alternatively, capable of unloading on a left-hand side of the container and a right-hand side of the container;
wherein the first auger assembly comprises a first auger section comprising a first auger shaft configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the first auger section and a first helical fighting disposed along the first auger shaft;
wherein the second auger assembly comprises a second auger section comprising a second auger shaft configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the second auger section and a second helical fighting disposed along the second auger shaft;
wherein a first end of the first auger shaft located at or around the discharge opening of the container is in proximity with a second end of the second auger shaft located at or around the inlet of the second auger assembly;
wherein the second helical fighting extends at least in part below the longitudinal axis of the first auger section when the second auger assembly is in an operating position, and
wherein the second auger assembly comprises an intake housing disposed proximate to the inlet.