Patent ID: 7318675

Claim:
A device for temporary replacement of an auger carrier bearing on an auger conveyor system, the conveyor system having a flanged auger tray defining a trough and an auger having a shaft supported in the trough by a plurality of bearings, the device comprising: a U-bolt having an arch and two threaded legs extending from opposite ends of the arch; a bearing mounting plate adapted for attachment to the auger tray across the trough; the mounting plate having a pair of openings defined therein aligned with the threaded legs of the U-bolt, and being removably disposed on the threaded legs; a substantially planar strap having an upper surface and a lower surface, and having a pair of openings defined therein aligned with the threaded legs of the U-bolt, the strap being removably disposed on the threaded legs substantially parallel to the mounting plate; a lubrication pad attached to the lower surface of the strap; and a lubrication strip attached to the arch of the U-bolt; whereby the auger shaft is supported by the U-bolt with the lubrication strip and the lubrication pad bearing on diametrically opposite sides of the auger shaft in order to support the auger in the trough.