Patent ID: 8651408

Claim:
A mixer for agricultural animal feed comprising: (a) a stationary base frame member; (b) a frusto-conically shaped tub having a closed bottom wall of a predetermined diameter and an open top of a diameter greater than said predetermined diameter, the tub being supported on and rotatable with respect to the stationary base frame member; (c) an auger having a vertically oriented shaft and a helical fin, the shaft being journaled for rotation in the closed bottom wall; (d) a motor mounted on the base frame member operatively coupled in driving relation to the shaft of said auger; (e) said tub having a discharge opening formed in a side wall of the tub, rotation of the tub on the stationary base frame permitting the discharge opening to be selectively circumferentially positioned to satisfy a user's installation requirements; and (f) a door member for selectively blocking and unblocking the discharge opening.