Patent ID: 8782919

Claim:
A grain dryer apparatus for receiving grain and drying the grain as the grain travels through the apparatus, said apparatus including: a housing for receiving grain, said housing including; a bottom wall, a plurality of supports being attached to and extending downwardly from said bottom wall, said supports supporting said bottom wall above a ground surface, said bottom wall having a planar upper surface, said upper surface being horizontally oriented; an outer wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall; an inner wall being positioned within said outer wall; a receiving space being defined between said inner and outer walls, said receiving space being configured to receive grain; said inner wall having a bottom edge spaced from said bottom wall to define a release aperture configured for allowing grain to flow outwardly from said receiving space under said inner wall, said release aperture being positioned over said upper surface of said bottom wall; a heating assembly being mounted within said housing; and an agitator being mounted on said housing, said agitator being positioned adjacent to said bottom wall, said agitator extending under said inner wall and through said release aperture to agitate grain positioned in said receiving space adjacent to said outer wall.