Patent ID: 6508387
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A gravity flow sludge load-out metering gate, comprising:a front portion and a rear portion; a frame having longitudinal and horizontal frame rails; a transverse frame member defining said front portion and said rear portion; a sludge inlet funnel positioned above said front portion, said sludge inlet funnel having a substantially square upper perimeter and having eight triangular, tapering interior sides, which, when viewed from above define an asymmetrical eight-sided passage, the interior configuration of which further defines an asymmetrical diamond-shaped sludge discharge orifice at the bottom of said inlet funnel; a metering gate blade, slidingly positioned above a plurality of support rollers; and a metering gate blade actuator for moving said metering gate blade longitudinally along the length of said longitudinal rails.