Patent ID: 6499930
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
An unloading system for a grain bin having an interior for holding a quantity of grain, having a floor within said interior for supporting said quantity of grain, and having a well in said floor for allowing grain to be unloaded from said interior of said grain bin therethrough, said unloading system comprising:(a) an elongated frame for position on said grain supported on said floor of said grain bin, said frame having a first end and a second end, said first end of said frame being positioned adjacent said well in said floor of said grain bin; said frame including an elongated hood having a top panel, a first side wall, and a second side wall, and an opened bottom; (b) a first wheel rotatably attached to said frame adjacent said first end of said frame; (c) a second wheel rotatably attached to said frame adjacent said second end of said frame; (d) a belt passing about said first and second wheels; (e) a plurality of spaced apart paddles attached to said belt for engaging grain on said floor of said grain bin through said opened bottom of said hood of said frame; and (f) power means for rotating one of said wheels to cause said belt to rotate about said first and second wheels and cause said paddles to sweep grain from said floor of said grain bin to said well of said grain bin.