Patent ID: 6330754
Filing Date: 2001-12-18
Classification: F26B,F27D

Abstract:
An ear corn dryer comprising:a. an enclosure defined by side walls, a back wall, a front wall, a floor, and a roof;b. means for holding corn in the enclosure;c. means for producing air pressure within and air flow through the enclosure to dry the corn; andd. a door in a selected enclosure wall comprising:i. a casing in the selected wall;ii. an access door having opposed edges and a midpoint therebetween; andiii. means for swinging the access door between opened and closed positions in the casing about an axis of rotation located between the access door opposed edges, the axis of rotation dividing the access door into first and second panels such that the first panel is inside the enclosure and the second panel is outside the enclosure when the access door is in the open position,so that air pressure inside the enclosure produces forces on the access door first and second panels and thereby creates opposite torques about the axis of rotation.