Patent ID: 7258070

Claim:
A product conveyance system for distributing a supply of product in an agricultural environment, comprising: a hopper configured to contain the supply of product; a pressurized air source operable to provide a stream of pressurized air; a distribution system configured to apply the product in the agricultural environment, the distribution system including a distribution line having a cross-sectional area; and an inductor assembly configured to provide a combined stream of pressurized air and product to the distribution system, the inductor assembly including: an inductor chamber that defines an interior cavity configured to receive a supply of product, the inductor chamber including a forward sidewall, a rearward sidewall, and a bottom wall therebetween; an inlet tube extending through the forward sidewall and configured to direct a stream of pressurized air toward the supply of product in the interior cavity of the inductor chamber so as to generate the combined stream of pressurized air and product; and an outlet tube extending through the rearward sidewall opposite the inlet tube, the outlet tube being configured to discharge the combined stream of air and product from the inductor chamber and conveyed in the distribution line of the distribution system, the outlet tube having an first end and an second end, the first end of the outlet tube having a cross-sectional area greater than a crosssectional area of the second end of the outlet tube and the distribution line.