Abstract: A portable loam screening apparatus includes a nearly-square, sloping shaker screen supported by a box-like frame. The frame has a tall end and a short end joined by two sides. Funneling surfaces directed toward the screen are provided along the upper edges of the tall end and the sides. A mixture of coarse material and finer material is dumped onto the shaker screen from the shovel of an excavating vehicle. The coarse material falls from the lower end of the shaker screen outside of the frame, and the finer material passes through the shaker screen to within the box-like frame. The separated finer material is directed to an outfeed conveyer by a hopper or feed conveyor within the frame. The outfeed conveyor extends through one of the sides. A set of wheels mounted to one side of the frame is movable relative to the frame from an operative position for transporting the apparatus to an inoperative position for resting the frame flush on the ground.

Abstract: Relatively fine materials are separated from bulky materials by a two-tier screen assembly mounted on springs and shaken by an off balance drive. The screen assembly spans the space between two parallel plates which are joined by staggered crossbeams. An upper screen is supported by longitudinal bars which rest across upper crossbeams, and two lower screens rest on lower crossbeams. The crossbeams are joined by a longitudinal center plate. In use, the forces of heavy weights tending to bend a given crossbeam are transmitted through the center plate to the joined crossbeams to reduce the strain on the single beam.