Patent ID: 9670752
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B65G,E21B

Claim:
1. A system for conveying proppant, the system comprising: a conveyor system having a conveyor belt and a control system to measure the flow of proppant a blending hopper, the conveyor belt receiving proppant from one or more containers having proppant stored therein distributed along the conveyor system and carrying the proppant away from the conveyors system; a conveyor assembly extending at an upward angle away from the one or more containers to thereby increase an elevation of the proppant positioned on the conveyor belt; a proppant chute positioned at an end of the conveyor assembly, the proppant chute having an opening to direct the proppant from the conveyor belt into the blending hopper, the proppant chute being positioned at a higher elevation than an inlet of the blending hopper such that the proppant exits the proppant chute into the blending hopper via gravity feed; and a tub positioned upstream of the inlet of the blending hopper to direct the proppant from the proppant chute into the blending hopper, wherein the tub is at a lower elevation than the proppant chute and is coupled to the blending hopper.