Patent ID: 8561786

Claim:
A screw conveyor for moving granular media, the screw conveyor comprising: a first feed screw including a first end portion; a second feed screw including a second end portion; a support hanger assembly configured to support the first feed screw and the second feed screw at the respective first and second end portions of the first feed screw and the second feed screw, the support hanger assembly including a hanger bracket having a vertical support member and an inner hub secured to and extending perpendicularly from the vertical support member, a shaft portion disposed within the inner hub, an inner sleeve fabricated from low coefficient of friction material, the inner sleeve being configured to be disposed between the shaft portion and the inner hub, and an outer hub assembly coupled to the shaft portion, wherein the first feed screw and the second feed screw are coupled to the outer hub assembly; and an upper hub and a lower hub configured to couple one of the first end portion of the first feed screw and the second end portion of the second feed screw to the outer hub assembly.