Patent ID: 8920100
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: B65D,B65G

Abstract:
1. A granular material stirring apparatus for breaking up clumps of a granular material in an interior of a storage bin, the apparatus comprising: a base assembly for resting on a floor of the bin; an agitation rotor rotatably mounted on the base assembly; and a rotation device connected to the rotatable agitation rotor to cause the agitation rotor to rotate with respect to the base assembly; wherein the agitation rotor includes a central member rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis and a plurality of stirrer members extending substantially radially outwardly from the central member to rotate about the substantially horizontal axis; wherein the stirring apparatus has an open top such that granular material may freely move vertically downward through the agitation rotor and between the stirrer members of the agitation rotor toward the floor of the bin when the base assembly is rested upon the floor so that the stirrer members are able to engage and break up any clumps as the granular material moves in the vertical direction toward the floor; wherein the base assembly is configured to support the agitation rotor in a raised condition with respect to the floor so that the stirrer members rotate without contacting the floor.