Patents Assigned to S.W. Hooper & Co. Ltd.
  • Supporting grip for bin or hopper
    Patent number: 4461606
    Abstract: A load supporting grid structure is disclosed for a bin or hopper having a discharger or reclaimer at the bottom. The grip structure is used when storing solid materials such as wood chips, hogged fuel and the like and reduces the weight of the solid materials on the discharger, particularly when the materials are stored at a depth of at least 20 feet. The grid structure is positioned above the discharger and supports the weight of at least a portion of the solid materials in the bin or hopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1984
    Assignee: S.W. Hooper & Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Alexander D. Cormack