Patent ID: 8939637
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: A01C,F04B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for mixing and pumping manure slurry from a manure pit, the apparatus comprising: a pump unit adapted to be positioned within the manure pit, the pump unit having top, bottom and lateral faces; a first bladed rotor projecting from said top face of the pump unit for creating a downward flow of slurry and drawing solids downwardly against the pump unit; a second bladed rotor provided on the bottom face of the pump unit for drawing liquids upwardly from a bottom portion of the manure pit; and a third bladed rotor projecting from one of the lateral faces of the pump unit between the top and bottom faces thereof for redirecting a portion of the flow of solids drawn by the first bladed rotor away from the pump unit.