US PATENT SUBCLASS 414 / 321
.~.~.~.~.~ Including means for loosening packed material

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414 /   HD   MATERIAL OR ARTICLE HANDLING

288  DF  STATIC RECEPTACLE AND MEANS FOR CHARGING OR DISCHARGING, OR FACILITATING THE CHARGING OR DISCHARGING OF, THE RECEPTACLE {7}
304  DF  .~ Nongravity discharging means {4}
305  DF  .~.~ Including at least one discharge assistant of the compound motion type {2}
313  DF  .~.~.~ Having compound motion assistant operating on top of material {6}
319  DF  .~.~.~.~ Screw-type pickup conveyor {2}
321.~.~.~.~.~ Including means for loosening packed material

DEFINITION

Classification: 414/321

Including means for loosening packed material:

(under subclass 319) Apparatus wherein the material-moving element of the screw conveyor, or a device which undergoes movement simultaneously with the conveyor, is provided with means for penetrating, scraping, or otherwise freeing material in the receptacle for movement, which material (e.g., ensilage) comprises particles having a tendency to adhere to one another.

(1) Note. The material frequently is of a kind (e.g., ensilage) consisting of particles which tend to adhere to one another.

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311, for a loosening means in the environment of a bottom-located, compound motion discharge assistant.