Patent ID: 8919522
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: B65G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for indicating wear of a liner in a transfer chute, the apparatus comprising: a wear indicator portion configured to be inserted into a through opening in a wall assembly of the transfer chute; a layer of wear material of the wear indicator portion for being received in the wall assembly through opening and being of the same material as material of an inner lining of the wall assembly; and a mounting portion connected to the wear indicator portion and configured to be removably fixed to an exterior surface of the wall assembly to allow the wear indicator portion to be removed from outside the transfer chute for checking wear of the layer of wear material, wherein the mounting portion includes a mounting plate sized to engage the exterior surface of the wall assembly with the wear indicator portion inserted in the wall assembly through opening, and the wear indicator portion includes a base portion secured to the mounting plate, and the layer of wear material comprises a liner member secured to the base portion and being of the same material as that of the wall assembly inner lining, wherein the liner member is removably secured to the base portion, and at least one shim member of the wear indicator portion configured to be secured between the base portion and the liner member for adjusting the thickness of the wear indicator portion.