Patent ID: 8646967

Claim:
A mixing apparatus comprising: a hopper defining first and second chambers, the first chamber disposed adjacent to the second chamber; a reel disposed within the first chamber, the reel including first and second hubs configured to rotate and at least one connecting member connecting the first hub to the second hub; and at least one auger disposed in the second chamber, wherein the connecting member is tubular, wherein each of the first and second hubs includes a central portion, and at least one of the central portion of the first hub or the central portion of the second hub being connected to be driven, wherein the first and second hubs rotate about a common axis of rotation, and no connecting member connects a center of the first hub to a center of the second hub along the axis of rotation, and wherein an attachment point between each connecting member and the first hub is circumferentially offset with respect to an attachment point between the same connecting member and the second hub.