Patent ID: 9580238
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B65D,B65G

Claim:
1. A storage tank for particulate material comprising: a tank having a hopper bottom converging to a bottom discharge opening; a base frame supporting the tank at a position raised from a ground surface on which the base frame can stand; the hopper bottom being shaped to locate the discharge opening at a side of the base frame; a discharge conveyor mounted at the discharge opening to transport the particulate material from the discharge opening to an outer end of the conveyor; the conveyor being mounted for rotation about an upstanding axis at the discharge opening to move the conveyor from a retracted position along a side of the frame to an extended position at a selected angle outwardly from the frame; the frame being recessed at the discharge opening so that the conveyor is free to rotate from the retracted position to the extended position at the side of the base frame without restriction by the frame. wherein the frame includes a plurality of upstanding legs and the frame is recessed by one leg being recessed inwardly from the side of the frame.