Patent ID: 7300003
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A dry product dispenser, comprising: an enclosed hopper for retaining a dry product to be dispensed; a selectively operable feeder assembly having an upstream end communicating with the hopper and a downstream end extending therefrom, for carrying dry product from said hopper; a vertical drop tube having an upper end in communication with the downstream end of the feeder assembly, and a lower open end; said feeder assembly including an auger operably disposed within an elongated pipe to convey dry product from the hopper to the drop tube; said feeder assembly being electrically connected to a control box with controls for activating the feeder assembly to operate and adjust the speed of the feeder assembly; a dispenser tube connected to the lower end of the drop tube and extending therefrom to a distal end, for directing dry product dispensed therethrough; and means for creating an air flow through the dispenser tube from the drop tube to the distal end and for creating a vacuum within the drop tube, whereby dry product within the drop tube is sucked into the dispenser tube and dispensed from the distal end thereof; said means for creating an air flow and for creating a vacuum includes: