Patent ID: 8317013

Claim:
An auger assembly for transporting a particulate material comprising: a main auger comprising a main auger tube containing a main auger flight therein to transport the material from an inlet end to an outlet end of the main auger tube; and a feed auger assembly for feeding the material into the inlet end of the main auger; the feed auger assembly including a hopper at a feed end thereof for loading of the material; the feed auger assembly having a discharge end pivotally mounted on the main auger for movement to a position at one side of the main auger tube; the feed auger assembly comprising: a first auger member having an auger flight therein arranged to discharge into the main auger and being pivotally mounted relative to the main auger; a second auger member having an auger flight therein and connected to the hopper; the second auger member being connected to the first auger member for extension movement relative thereto in a direction longitudinal of the auger members to extend and reduce a total length of the feed auger assembly; the second auger member being mounted on top of the first auger member such that material discharged from the second auger member falls into the first auger member; the first auger member having a top opening at least partly therealong into which material from the second auger member can fall, the top opening being arranged such that the material from the second auger member falls into the first auger member at different positions of extension movement of the second auger member.