Grain Hopper for Augers (Patent No: 817743)

Inventor: Anderson, Floyd A.

Location: New Dayton

Comments: see Memories: New Dayton and District 1900-1978; biographical information; graduated 1957; farmed; Anderson Flexa Hoppers sold all over NA; thriving business; sold to Duncan Industries; 1970s opened Anderson Supplies; 1974 farming; m Beverly, 6 children

Description: The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. The combination of an auger loader tube having an inlet end portion adapted for reception of material to be loaded, and a material supply hopper provided on said inlet end portion of said tube, said hopper comprising an elongated and transversely concave base portion receiving therein and secured to said inlet end portion of the tube, a pair of upwardly and outwardly flared side panels extending from said base portion, and an end panel extending transversely between and connected to the outer edges ?f said side panels, said end panel being formed from resiliently flexible material whereby it is inherently capable of sustaining its normal shape and whereby it is also capable of resuming its normal shape after deformation by an external force, a substantially parallel portion formed as an extension of the inner end of said base portion, a semi-cylindrical portion formed on said base portion and engaging around said end portion of said tube, and strap means securing said parallel portion to said end portion of said tube.

2. The device according to Claim 1 in which said semi-cylindrical portion is provided with an annular groove on the inner face thereof to facilitate the gripping action of said semi-cylindrical portion around said end portion of said tube.

3. The combination of an auger loader tube having an inlet end portion adapted for reception of material to be loaded, and a material supply hopper provided on said inlet end portion of said tube, said hopper comprising an elongated and transversely concave base portion receiving therein and secured to said inlet end portion of the tube, a pair of upwardly and outwardly flared side panels extending from said base portion, and an end panel extending transversely between and connected to the outer edges of said side panels, said side panels and said end panel being formed from resiliently flexible material whereby they are inherently capable of sustaining their normal shape and whereby they are also capable of resuming their normal shape after deformation by an external force, a substantially parallel portion formed as an extension of the inner end of said base portion, a semi-cylindrical portion formed on said base portion and engaging around said end portion of said tube, and strap means securing said parallel portion to said end portion of said tube.

4. The device according to Claim 3 in which said semi-cylindrical portion is provided with an annular groove on the inner face thereof to facilitate the gripping action of said semi-cylindrical portion around said end portion of said tube.

5. In combination with a grain auger and auger tube surrounding said auger, a flexible rubber hopper communicating with said tube and auger whereby grain disposed within said hopper may be conveyed to a storage area by said auger through said tube, said hopper including a split rubber throat receiving said auger and auger tube in tight encompassing relation for preventing leakage and clogging of grain disposed within said hopper.

6. The combination of Claim 5 wherein said throat includes strap means for drawing said throat into tight clamping engagement with said auger and auger tube.

7. A material supply hopper for inlet end portions of auger loading tubes comprising in combination an elongated and transversely concave base portion receiving therein and secured to said inlet end portion of the tube, a pair of upwardly and outwardly flared side panels extending from said base portion, and an end panel extending transversely between and connected to the outer edges of said side panels, at least said end panel being formed from resiliently flexible material whereby it is inherently capable of sustaining its normal shape and whereby it is also capable of resuming its normal shape after deformation by an external force, a substantially parallel portion formed as an extension of the inner end of said base portion, a semi-cylindrical portion formed on said base portion and engaging around said end portion of said tube, and strap means securing said parallel portion to said end portion of said tube.

8. The hopper according to Claim 7 in which said semi-cylindrical portion is provided with an annular groove on the inner face thereof to facilitate the gripping action of said semi-cylindrical portion around said end portion of said tube.

9. A material supply hopper for inlet end portions of auger loading tubes comprising in combination an elongated and transversely concave base portion receiving therein and secured to said inlet end portion of the tube, a pair of upwardly and outwardly flared side panels extending from said base portion, and an end panel extending transversely between and connected to the outer edges of said side panels, said side panels and said end panel being formed from resiliently flexible material whereby they are inherently capable of sustaining their normal shape after deformation by an external force, a substantially parallel portion formed as an extension of the inner end of said base portion, a semi-cylindrical portion formed on said base portion and engaging around said end portion of said tube, and strap means securing said parallel portion to said end portion of said tube.

10. The hopper according to Claim 9 in which said semi-cylindrical portion is provided with an annular groove on the inner face thereof to facilitate the gripping action of said semi-cylindrical portion around said end portion of said tube.

11. A flexible rubber hopper for grain augers and auger tubes surrounding said grain augers and communicating with said auger tube whereby grain disposed within said hopper may be conveyed to a storage area by the auger through said tube 1 said hopper including a split rubber throat receiving said auger and auger tube in tight encompassing relation for preventing leakage and clogging of grain disposed within said hopper.

12. The hopper according to Claim 11 wherein said throat includes strap means for drawing said throat into tight clamping engagement with said auger tube.