Patent ID: 7472779

Claim:
The chute system comprising: a support structure; a plurality of chute sections, disposed relative to each other to form a column of chute sections and defining a debris-transmitting chute therethrough; a transition frame disposed between the support structure and the plurality of chute section; said transition frame comprising: a base; an opening formed in said base and being configured to receive at least a portion of one of the chute sections therethrough; a first plurality of connectors disposed on the base; a second plurality of connectors disposed on the base; wherein the first plurality of connectors differs in number and configuration from the second plurality of connectors; a first plurality of chains connectable to the first plurality of connectors and to one of the support structure and chute sections; a second plurality of chains connectable to the second plurality of connectors and to the other of the support structure and chute sections; and wherein the chute sections comprise one or more molded sections and one or more rolled sections; and wherein the first plurality of chains extend between one of the molded sections and the transition frame and the second plurality of chains extend between the transition frame and the rolled sections.