Patent ID: 6311438
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A silo for storing products of powder form comprising:a body having a rim affixed adjacent a bottom thereof;a vibrating bottom having a planar rim adjacent an upper end therof, said planar rim extending around a periphery of said vibrating bottom in parallel relation to said rim of said body;a joining element interposed directly and freely between said bottom of said body and said vibrating bottom, said joining element being an elastically deformable and extending around a periphery of said bottom of said body, said joining element being self-supporting between said body and said vibrating bottom, said joining element having an upper planar surface and a lower planar surface, said upper planar bearing surface against said rim of said body, said lower planar surface bearing against said planar rim of said vibrating bottom; anda damping means cooperative with said joining element for providing an airtight sealing connection between said body and said vibrating bottom and for damping vibrations from said vibrating body to said body, said damping mans being distributed uniformly around said rim of said body and said planar rim of said vibrating bottom, said damping means comprising a plurality of bolts and a plurality of washers, each of said plurality of washers received on respective bolts of said plurality of bolts, said plurality of washers bearing against said planar rim of said vibrating bottom and against said rim of said body so as to prevent said plurality of bolts from being slackened.