Abstract: A portable feed delivery system can have a first feed container including a first conveyor apparatus that delivers feed to a second feed container, where a second conveyor apparatus delivers feed to a feed delivery conduit that can be directed by a user.

Abstract: A belt conveyor and a crushing unit includes a conveying upper run presenting a feed end and a discharge end, and a return lower run, with the conveying upper end including a curved extension, which is concave and ascending and presents an inlet lower portion and an outlet upper portion of the conveying upper run, where the belt conveyor imparts to the material a path that is substantially coplanar and opposite in relation to that imparted to the material in the inlet portion, and with ascending curved path presenting at a determined belt speed, a centrifugal force sufficient to maintain the material seated against the curved extension of the conveying upper run until reaching the discharge end.

Abstract: A material transporting system comprises a material transporting apparatus (100) including a material transporting apparatus hopper structure (200, 202), which comprises at least one rotary transporting apparatus; a stationary hub structure (900) constraining and assisting the at least one rotary transporting apparatus; an outlet duct configuration (700) configured to permit material to exit therefrom and comprising at least one diverging portion (702, 702?); an outlet abutment configuration (800) configured to direct material to the outlet duct configuration; an outlet valve assembly from the material transporting system venting the material transporting system; and a moving wall configuration in the material transporting apparatus capable of assisting the material transporting apparatus in transporting material in the material transporting system.

Abstract: A truck loader is provided for loading tomatoes from a harvester machine onto a truck and includes means for extending or retracting the loader to different positions so that the harvester machine may pass through different rows of crop and load the truck traveling along the same path at different distances.

Abstract: A loading trimmer for dispersing granular material from a loading chute in an adjustable trajector into the hold of a ship or the like. A trimmer carriage with spaced drums carrying an endless belt is positioned below the chute outlet and pivotal about the center of a pair of idler wheels which centrally engage the belt on either side thereof to form an arcuate material receiving and dispersing path. One of the drums is driven by a motor mounted on a remote pivotal platform connected to the trimmer carriage by connecting rods. The carriage is also connected to a remote crank through connecting rods and the crank is driven by a motor which controls the angle of the carriage with respect to the chute and the trajectory of the dispersion.

Abstract: Apparatus for feeding small pieces of metal scrap into a mold while molten metal of the same or similar analysis is being poured includes means for heating the scrap, a chute for feeding scrap to the mold and means for positively feeding the heated scrap at a controlled rate to the chute.Heated and clean scrap is thrown by a throwing machine at a controlled velocity through a closed chute into the mold. Means may be provided to change the angle of discharge of scrap into the mold. Scrap may be fed to the throwing machine from a vibratory feeder which controls the rate of feed and receives the scrap from a hopper. The vibratory feeder may be omitted and a plurality of compartments may be provided in the hopper. Individual control of flow of scrap from each compartment controls the rate of scrap feed. The velocity of the scrap is sufficient to enable it to penetrate into the molten metal.