Patent ID: 6739358
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A particulate material conveying apparatus comprising;an upper conduit having a material receiving inlet; a first intermediate conduit communicating with said upper conduit and swivelable relative to said upper conduit about a first axis; a second intermediate conduit communicating with said first intermediate conduit and swivelable relative to said first intermediate conduit about a second axis parallel to said first axis; a lower conduit having a material discharge outlet, communicating with said second intermediate conduit and swivelable relative to said second intermediate conduit about a third axis parallel to said second axis; and means for translating the angular displacement of said second intermediate conduit relative to said first intermediate conduit about said second axis to the angular displacement of said first intermediate conduit relative to said upper conduit about said first axis, upon displacement of said lower conduit along a line of travel thereby maintaining said displacement of said lower conduit along said line of travel.