Patent ID: 7931432
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A grain spreader, comprising: a disk having an upper surface and a periphery; an array of radial vanes disposed on the upper surface of the disk; an array of grain spreading chutes mounted to the periphery of the disk and sloping downwardly from the upper surface, each of the chutes of the array having an upper surface defining a tapered, planar, continuous, imperforate surface defining a leading edge, a trailing edge, a wide proximate end and a narrow distal end, wherein the wide proximate end of said planar surface of each said chute is mounted to the periphery of said disk; a first wall extending along the leading edge upwardly from the planar surface and being substantially aligned with a respective radial vane; and a second wall extending along the trailing edge downwardly from the planar surface so as to negate the formation of an upstanding wall, the first wall having a greater length than the second wall.