Patent ID: 8403128

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; and 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, at least one outer hub coupled to the shaft portion, and an outer sleeve fabricated from low coefficient of friction material, the outer sleeve being configured to be disposed between the inner hub and the at least one outer hub, wherein the first feed screw and the second feed screw are coupled to the at least one outer hub.