Patent ID: 8991732
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: B65G,E01C

Abstract:
1. A particulate material conveyor having a cover and using an endless loop of a chain or a mesh web moving material along a feed path near a bottom of a load of the material to be fed, the conveyor comprising: a return path arranged in a space within the load above the feed path and underneath the cover; the cover extending for the length of the conveyor and being arranged within the load above the return path; and the cover being arranged to allow the material from the load to flow onto the feed path below the cover without filling the space immediately under the cover through which the loop can move along the return path without hindrance from the material, wherein the conveyor includes a return path loop support that is positioned underneath the loop and contacts an underside surface of the loop at a plurality of positions along the loop's length as the loop moves along the return path under the cover.