Patent ID: 6503041
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A storage apparatus suitable for storing bulk material, comprising:a storage container having a round perimeter wall, said round perimeter wall having an axis; a material inlet at a top of said storage container; a material outlet at a base of said storage container; a rotary scraper rotatable about said axis, said rotary scraper being capable of vertical motion, said rotary scraper including a plurality of radial arms which extend from an inner annular hub to an outer annular rim; a plurality of vertical adjustable mountings being disposed on an inner side of said round perimeter wall, each said vertical adjustable mounting moving vertically in tandem with each other to raise or lower said rotary scraper; and at least one drive apparatus being used to rotate said rotary scraper, a single said drive apparatus being mounted on at least one of said plurality of vertically adjustable mountings.