Patent ID: 6945481
Filing Date: 2005-09-20
Classification: A01C

Abstract:
1. A dual mode spreader comprising: a hopper to hold a supply of spreadable material; first and second discharge openings located within said hopper for which said spreadable material can flow therethrough; an impeller mounted in a position below said hopper for rotational movement about an upright axis, said first discharge opening leading to said impeller to enable said spreadable material in said hopper to exit said hopper onto said impeller to be distributed in a path outwardly therefrom during the rotational movement of said impeller; and a diffuser defining an inlet opening and an outlet opening, said second discharge opening in communication with said inlet opening to enable said spreadable material in said hopper to enter said diffuser and exit therefrom through said outlet opening to be distributed in a path downwardly therefrom onto the surface to be treated.