Patent ID: 6991415

Claim:
A gravity grain diverter for use with a grain bin having an inlet opening for allowing grain to be introduced into the interior thereof, said gravity grain diverter comprising: (a) hopper means for being positioned beneath said inlet opening of said grain bin; said hopper means including a tubular body member having an upper inlet opening for receiving grain loaded through said inlet opening of said grain bin and a lower outlet opening for discharging grain received in said upper inlet opening; said hopper means including a lower outlet plate for closing said lower outlet opening of said tubular body member; (b) urging means for urging said lower outlet plate toward said lower outlet opening of said tubular body member; and (c) control means for maintaining a minimum gap between said lower outlet plate and said lower outlet opening of said tubular body member; said control means including: (i) a hollow sleeve attached to said tubular body member of said hopper means, (ii) an elongated rod adjustably attached to said hollow sleeve of said control means, and (iii) an elongated pin movably attached to said hollow sleeve of said control means and fixedly attached to said lower outlet plate of said hopper means so that adjustment of said elongated rod relative to said hollow sleeve of said control means will adjust said minimum gap between said lower outlet plate and said lower outlet opening of said tubular body member.