Patent ID: 8215029

Claim:
A mobile drying container for drying a crop, the mobile drying container comprising: a first side wall; a second side wall; a front wall; a back wall; an interior bottom; a ventilated floor structure having a plurality of openings formed therein, the ventilated floor structure being supported by a plurality of support members extending from the interior bottom and distributed beneath the ventilated floor structure; an upper volume defined by the first side wall, the second side wall, the front wall, the back wall, and the ventilated floor structure, the upper volume operable to contain the crop to be dried; a lower volume defined by a volume below the ventilated floor structure and above the interior bottom, the lower volume operable to receive a flow of air from at least one opening into the lower volume to assist with the drying of the crop, the mobile drying container having at least one cover operable to close the at least one opening; a plurality of wheels positioned below the interior bottom; and a support leg positioned below the lower volume and operable to provide support between the mobile drying container and a surface, wherein the at least one cover is positioned over the at least one opening on an outside surface of at least one of the front wall or the back wall, the at least one cover supported along a lower edge by a slot and along an upper edge by a hingable stop configured as an elongated member extending above the at least one opening and including one or more tab members that rotate up and down when a lever is moved.