Patent ID: 9720350
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: F16B,F16D,G03G

Claim:
1. An auger assembly, comprising: an auger having a helical flight extending along a longitudinal axis, the auger having a central opening running along the longitudinal axis; a retaining member having a body including a groove on an outer surface of the body, the groove having a shape complementary to the helical flight at a longitudinal end of the auger, at least a portion of the longitudinal end of the auger is retained within the groove; and a rotatable coupling member extending along the longitudinal axis, the retaining member is removably coupled to the rotatable coupling member, at least a portion of the rotatable coupling member is positioned within the central opening of the auger, contact between the rotatable coupling member and a first circumferential section of an inner diameter of the longitudinal end of the auger presses the retaining member against a second circumferential section of the inner diameter of the longitudinal end of the auger.